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KEENE AND VICINITY, 



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POINTS OF INTEREST, 



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Representative Business Men, 



EMBRACING 



KEENE, HINSDALE, WINCHESTER, MARLBORO, WALPOLE, 

SWANZEY AND CHARLESTOWN. 



By Geo. F.^B 



ACON. 



NEWARK, N. J.: 

COPYRIGHTED BY 

MERCANTILE fUBLISHING COMPANY. 
1891. 







THE FIRST SETTLEMENT. 

UPPER ASHUELOT. 

The history of Keene may be said to date back just 
about 160 years, for although the town was not incor- 
porated until 175.3, the first authoritative movement towards its set- 
tlement was made twenty-one years prior to that time, or in 1732. 
It was then supposed that a very large proportion of the territory 
*J constituting the present State of New Hampshire was within the jurisdiction 
k of Massachusetts, and as/he tract of land now comprised within the limits of 
Keene was supposed to lie far to the south of the northern boundary of the 
latter Province, its first settlement was made of course, under the auspices of the Massachusetts gov- 
«rnment. The first step towards it was taken in June, 1732, when Governor Belcher of Massachusetts, 
in a message to the Great and General Court, called its attention to the advisability of making such 
disposition of the ungranted lands as would be likely to ensure their prompt and permanent settle- 
ment. The suggestion was favorably received and it was voted to open seven towns, each six miles 
square, two of these towns to be on the Ashuelot River above Northfield. This vote was confirmed 
by the Governor "by the advice and consent of the Council," July 1, 1733. 

On the nineteenth day of the following October, Joseph Kellogg, Timothy Dwight and William 
Chandler were appointed a committee to immediately lay out the townships on the Ashuelot River 
"unless they find that by reason of laying out the township granted to Colonel Willaid and others, 
the land remaining at Ashuelot River will not well serve for two townships, in which case they are 
directed to lay out only one on that river." This has reference to the township of Earlington or 
Arlingto n, granted to Willard and his associates June 21, 1733, and now known as Winchester. The 



4 KBEUE AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 

committee reported in February, 1734, and presented " a ]>lot of two townships, each of the contents- 
of six miles sijuare, situated on eacli side of Ashuelot River, above the land lately granted to Colonel 
Josiah Willard and others, beginning at a spruce or white pine tree standing about midway between- 
the south and east branches of said river, about five plarch east of the bank of the main river, and 
thence running each way as described on the plot." These two townships were given the names of 
Upper Ashuelot and Lower Ashuelot, subsequently changed to Keene and Swanzey. Upper Ashuelot 
was divided into lots the following May, and the first meeting of the proprietors was held at Concord,. 
Mass., June 26, 1734. It was adjourned to meet in the township of Upper Ashuelot, on the eighteenth 
day of September following, but the seven proprietors who went there for the purpose of attending- 
did not arrive until late in the evening, and so as soon as they had passed the town line the meeting 
was called and immediately adjourned to the next day, when it was voted to have all the intervale- 
land in the township surveyed, half of it to be lotted out in two inclosures, one of which was to accom- 
modate the fifty-four house lots laid out in the village plain and the other the nine house lots along 
the line separating the Upper and Lower Townships. At this same meeting a committee wa»- 
appointed " to search and find out the best and most convenient way to travel from the upper to the- 
lower township." And this was no easy task either, for the entire country adjacent was literally a 
" howling wilderness," it being inhabited only by wild animals and equally wild Indians, as the nearest 
settlement (with the exception of the trifling beginnings of one at Earlington or Winchester) was at- 
Northfield twenty miles away. The committee entrusted with the surveying of the intervale land ren-- 
dered their report at the next meeting of the proprietors, which was held at Concord, Mass., on the- 
last Wednesday in May, 1735. The report stated that each of the lots laid out contained eight acres- 
but that the lots varied considerably in value, and so in order to secure equity in division it was voted 
that certain designated lots should have qualification, or allowance, by having from two to four acres- 
added to them, so as to make up in quantity what they lacked in quality. This practice of " qualifi- 
cation " was steadily adhered to and of course occasioned great irregularity in the future allotments. 
In September, 1735, another meeting was held in the township and among other things it was voted to- 
give one hundred acres of "middling good land " and twenty-five pounds to any party that would' 
engage to build a saw mill and saw boards for the proprietors at twenty shillings per thousand, and 
slit-work at three pounds, ttn shillings per thousand. This offer was accepted by John Corbet and 
Jesse Root, who agreed to complete the mill by July 1, 1736. On the thirtieth day of September,^ 
1736, the proprietors met at the house-lot of Joseph Fisher, by appoinlment, and the meeting was 
immediately adjourned to the hcu^e of Nathan Blake, supposed to have been the first erected in the 
township. Some very important business was transacted at this meeting, steps being taken to secure 
the building of a grist mill and of a meeting house ; and one vote being passed the effects of which 
are visible and highly beneficial to this day, for it was voted to broaden the main street, then but four 
rods wide. This widening was secured by taking a strip four rods in width from the front of the 
house lots on the west side of the street ; a strip of'^egual size being added to them in the rear so that 
the area of the lots remained unchanged. It is* to this action that the noble proportions of Keene's 
main street are due, and it would have been well had a corresponding liberality been shown in laying 
out the other streets in the town, for no one will deny that the main thoroughfare of Keene is one of 
the most prominent and most geneially appreciatid of all its many attractions. 

Although three years had elapsed since the granting of Upper Ashuelot, no one had as yet passed 
the winter there, but after Nathan Blake completed his house, in the summer of 1736, he determined 
to do so, and was joined by Seth Ileaion and William Smeed. As Blake had a pair of oxen and a 
horse, and Heaton had a horse, the little party cut all the grass they could get from the open spots in 
the forest, and also got together as large an amount of provisions for their own sustenance as they 
supposed would be required, for it must be borne in raitd that although hardly twenty miles from 
Northfield, they would be (if the winter turned out to be as severe as usual), almost as totally deprived 
of communication with the outer world as if on an island never visited during the winter months 
During the first part of the winter they hauled logs to the saw mill, and in the course of this work 
Blake's horse broke through the ice of Beaver Brook and was drowned. Early in February, 173 7, 



KEENE AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 5 

"they found their provisions running short, and as the conditions for traveling were unusually favor- 
able Heaton made his way to Northfield and obtained some meal. Before he left that town the snow 
began to fall, but he pushed on as rapidly as possible and reached Winchester in safety. By this time 
the snow was deep on the ground and was covered by an icy crust that would not bear his horse but 
would cut its legs as it broke through at every step. The few settlers at Winchester tried to dissuade 
him from proceeding, telling him he "might as well expect to die in Northfield and rise again in 
•Upper Ashuelot, as ride thither on horseback." We are not informed what his views were on the 




Bird's Eye View from Reservoir. 



subject of death and resurrection, but judging from his action he believed in the trans- 
migration of bodies as some others do in the transmigration of souls, for, after refresh- 
ing his horse and himself and securing the precious meal more firmly than ever, he made a 
desperate attempt to reach his waiting friends in the upper township. But in vain ; the obstacles were 
more than flesh and blood could overcome, and after trying the endurance of his horse to the utter- 
most he reluctantly gave it up, and finally made his way to Wrentham, where much to his relief he 
was subsequently joined by Blake and Smeed, who had abandoned the settlement and journeyed 
thither on snow shoes. Before leaving they had so far as possible looked after the welfare of the 
-oxen by placing all the hay within their reach, but they feared the quantity would be insufficient, and 
80 returned as early as possible in the spring, when they found the poor beasts reduced almost to 
■skeletons and feeding upon twigs and such grass as they could reach. They went almost wild with 
delight at the sight of Blake, their master, and it is recorded that strong man as he was, their pathetic 
evidence of pleasure drew tears from his eyes. May ]2, 1737, the proprietors held a meeting al which 
they voted to assess sixty pounds on the owners of the house lots for the purpose of hiring " a learned 
orthodox minister," and a committee was appointed lo arrange with some fit person to expound the 
gospel. This meeting was adjourned to the 20th of May, when a committee was chosen to " represent 
this propriety in applying to, and receiving of, the Honourable, the General Court's committee for 
this township, the money granted to said proprietors when they shall have the frame of a meeting 
house raised, and forty proprietors settled on the spot." The next meeting was held at the meeting 
house frame June SO, 1737, and it is notable that a vote was then passed "that no meeting of the 
proprietors be held, for the future, but at this place, so long as there shall be seven proprietors inhabit- 
ing here." In order to make it more sure that there would be "seven proprietors inhabiting here" it 



6 KEENE AND ITS POINTS OP INTEREST. 

•was voted at a meeting held October 26, 1737, to finish the fort, on which but little work had as yet. 
been done, for although there was no trouble with the Indians at this time the whites had a well- 
grounded suspicion that such trouble was not at all improbable, and they did not propose to invite it. 
by remaining unprotected. The fort was situated upon a slight eminence and was about ninety feet 
square ; the enclosed area containing two wells and two ovens, so that water and a means of cookingj; 
■were assured in case of siege. The walls were of heavy squared logs, and supported one end of the- 
roof of the barracks, twenty of which, each containing one room were ranged along the inner side of 
the walls, which were two stories high, the barrack roofs sloping inwards and the inner side of thfr 
barracks being but one story high. The fort proper rose some six feet above the highest point of the 
barrack roofs, and its walls were pierced by loopholes for the reception of muskets to be used by meib 
standing upon the roofs. There were two watch-houses, one at the southeast corner and the other on 
the western side, each of which stood upon four tall upright posts ; and to delay and hamper the 
enemy in case an assault was attempted the entire fortification was surrounded by pickets. The- 
wisdom of providing this protection became more and more evident with the passage of time, for it 
soon became certain that war could not be averted, and the conditions were so threatening at the 
beginning of the year 1740 that the warrant for a meeting held January 7th, contained an article "To- 
make such grant or grants of land to such person or persons as they shall think deserve the same for 
hazarding their lives and estates by living here to bring forward the settling of the place." The 
record made of the action taken upon this article is of exceptional historical value from the fact that 
it gives the names of practically all the men then residing in the township, so we present it, verbatim: 

" Voted, to grant ten acres of upland to each of the persons hereafter named, viz.: Jacob Bacon,, 
clerk ; Josiah Fisher, Joseph Fisher, Nathan Blake, William Smeed, Seth Heaton, Joseph Ellis, Eben- 
ezer Nims, Joseph Guild, Joseph Richardson, Isaac Clark, Edward Dale, Jeremiah Hall, Ebenezer 
Force, Daniel Haws, Amos Foster, Ebenezer Day, Beriah Maccauly, Jabez Hill, Obed Blake, Jeremiah 
Hall, Jr., David Nims, Timothy Puffer, Ebenezer Daniels, Nathan Fairbanks, John Bullard, David 
Foster, Solomon Richardson, Abner Ellis, Benjamin Guild, Asa Richardson, Ebenezer Hill, Samuel 
Fisher, Ephraim Dorman, Timothy Sparhawk, Jonathan Underwood, John Andrews, Samuel Smith,. 
Samuel Daniels, and to such other persons having an interest here, who, from the first of next March 
(1740) to March, 1742, shall make up the quantity or space of two years in living here, and build a. 
legal dwelling house, to the number of sixty, including those before mentioned," (thirty-nine in num- 
ber). At a meeting held February 25, 1740, it was voted to build a second fort whenever seven of the 
proprietors should request it, but there is no evidence that this proposed fort was ever built. The 
proprietors of Upper Ashuelot were sorely tried at this time, for not only were they daily expecting 
news of savage raids on the country adjacent but they received intelligence which, if confirmed, would 
deprive them of all legal right to their lands, of all claim upon Massachusett's protection in case of 
■war, and would place them under the control of a government for which they had but little respect 
and which they had been in the habit of considering hostile to their interests, the government of Ne'W 
Hampshire. What this intelligence was appears in the following extract from their records. 

" The proprietors being informed that by the determination of his majesty in council, respecting- 
the controverted bounds between the province of Massachusetts and New Ilampsire, they are excluded 
from the province of the Massachusetts Bay, to which they always supposed themselves to belong. 

"Therefore, unanimously voted that a petition be presented to the King's most excellent majesty,. 
Betting forth our distrest estate, and praying we may be annexed to the said Massachusetts province. 

"Also unanimously voted, that Thomas Hutchinson, Esq., be empowered to present the said peti- 
tion to his majesty, and to apoear and fully act for and in behalf of this town, respecting the subject 
matter of said petition according to his best discretion." 

The above records refer to a meeting held October 3, 1740, and Mr. Hutchinson bad already been> 
chosen by Massachusetts as her agent to procure an alteration of the order, but although he went to- 
England and strove zealously and ably to have it modified, his mission was an utter failure, not even 
the slightest concession being made. It would require a bulky volume to adequately set forth the- 
origin and development, the ins and the outs, of the dispute between Massachusetts and New Ilamp- 



KEENE AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. T 

shire which was settled by this order, but suffice it to say Massachusetts had always claimed the terri- 
tory south of the source of the Merrimack River, and in 1652 sent out an expedition which proceeded 
Tinder Indian guidance to the outlet of Lake Winnipesaukee, and having decided that here was the 
beginning of the Merrimack, they chose a large stone, which appeared jnst above the surface, as a 
" bound," and as their report was accepted by Massachusetts she claimed all the territory between that 
bound and the Connecticut River, south of the parallel of 43° 40' 12", her bounds on the Connecticut 
being near the present boundary line between Claremont and Charleston. As after years of discussion 




Main Street, looking Xorth. 



it became evident that the two provinces would never agree upon a settlement, the matter was referred 
by petition of New Hampshire to King George II, and upon his referring it to the Lords of Council of 
England, it was decided that New Hampshire was entitled to all that she claimed and more besides- 
This decision was rendered in 1739, and was established by a royal decree dated August 5, 1740, which 
defined the line as " beginning at the distance of three English miles north from the southerly side of 
the Black Rocks at low-water mark, and thence running due west up into the mainland towards the 
south sea until it meets with his majesties other governments." The effect of this decree was to give 
New Hampshire all that she claimed, besides a strip fourteen miles wide extending from the Merri- 
mack to the Connecticut. The rage and disgust of Massachusetts may be better imagined than 
described, and the dissatisfaction of New Hampshire was second only to that of her " dearest foe," for 
she felt that she had an elephant on her hands in the protection of the towns on and near the Connect- 
icut south of the line she had been accustomed to regard as the limit of her jurisdiction, for not only 
were these towns remote from her centres of population even in a direct line but their remoteness was 
magnified many times by the lack of roads, and by the necessity of passing over Massachusetts terri- 
tory in order to reach them by roads at that time constructed. New Hampshire's attitude towards 
Keene, Swanzey, Winchester and the other towns in that section during the war which followed the 
decision as to the boundary line, may be judged by the following extract from a reply made by her 
General Court to a request for protection. The reply is dated May 3, 1745: 

" Fort Dummer is fifty miles distant from any towns which have been settled by the Government 
of or the people of New Hampshire. That the people had no rights to the land which, by the dividing 
line, had fallen within New Hampshire, notwithstanding the plausible arguments that had been used 
to induce them to bear the expense of the line, namely, that the land would be given to them or sold 



8 KEENE AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 

to pay the expense. That the charge of maintaining that Fort at so great a distance, and to which 
there was no communication by roads, would excede what would had been the whole expense of the 
Government before the line was established, and, finally, that there was no danger that these parts 
would want support, since it was the interest of Massachusetts, by whom they were erected, to main- 
tain them as a cover to their frontiers." 

But this refusal to protect persons and property for whose welfare they were both legally and 
morally responsible should not be judged so harshly as its harsh wording would seem to deserve, for 
there is every reason to believe that it was not dictated by inhumanity or avarice, but simply by the 
total inability of the province to afford the required protection at that time. At all events, it was not 
given, and although Massachusetts rendered most efficient aid at times and begrudged neither money 
nor men in the defense of the towns she had established, it finally became evident that some of them 
must be abandoned until peace should be declared between England and France, and as the proprietors 
of Upper and of Lower Ashuelot had acted with each other in most important movements since the 
granting of the two townships, they mutually agreed to postpone further improvements until more 
favorable conditions prevailed, and so both townships were abandoned in the spring of 1747. In the 
sketch of the history of Swanzey, printed in another portion of this book, reference is made to the 
attack upon the fort at Upper Ashuelot, April 23, 1746, and it was during, or rather just before this 
attack that Nathan Blake, whom our readers will remember built the first house in town, was taken 
prisoner. The same kindness of heart which led him to shed tears when his half-starved oxen showed 
their delight at his return in the spring of 1737, was the indirect cause of his capture, for when the 
cry of " Indians! Indians!" was raised he hastened to open the doors of his barn so that his cattle 
should not be burned, as he knew that if the Indians appeared in force and drove the settlers into the 
fort, all the buildings outside it would probably be destroyed by fire. By the time he had set the 
cattle free he was given reason to suppose that his own escape was cut oflF, so far as his ability to gain 
the fort was concerned, and so he stole from the barn by a back way, intending to conceal himself 
near the only ford in the river. But he had gone but a little ways when Indians sprang up all around 
him, and as escape was hopeless he yielded himself prisoner with the best grace he could command 
Some of the redskins shook hands with him, and when he told them he had had nothing to eat that 
day, they jestingly replied, " It must be a poor Englishman who could not go to Canada without his 
breakfast." His arms were fastened to his body by tightly winding a cord about them just above the 
elbows and he was placed in the custody of one of the party, who conducted him to the woods, through 
which they travelled for about two miles, when they reached a brook. Here the Indian stooped to 
drink, and as the ground was covered with stones and Blake's hands were free he at once thought of 
dashing out the brains of the savage, which would have been easy for him to do, as he was an excep- 
tionally strong and active man and the Indian was so placed as to be entirely at his mercy. But once 
more his soft heart asserted himself, and feeling that he could never forgive himself should he kill his 
captor under those' circumstances, he let the chance slip by. After reaching Montreal he and another 
prisoner, named Warren, were made to " run the gauntlet," or in other words to run between two 
parallel rows of Indians armed with clubs and other weapons with which they struck at the flying 
captive, striving to disable rather then to kill him, Warren received a blow in the face, which so 
enraged him that be stopped and knocked down the one who gave it to him, upon which he was set 
upon by several infuriated redskins and crippled for life. Blake escaped without serious injury, and 
was afterward conducted to an Indian village near Quebec, where he made so favorable an impression 
upon his captors that he was soon made a chief of the tribe to succeed one who had died shortly after 
his arrival. Blake was dressed in Indian costume and invested with all the authorities and privileges of 
the deceased, not only as one of the chiefs of the tribe but also as husband of the widow. His good 
fortune excited the jealousy of some of the Indians, especially those whom he had beaten in foot races, 
for Blake was a famous runner and his success in passing through the gauntlet and his prominence 
among the redskins were largely due to his swiftness of foot. His few enemies secured a celebrated 
Indian runner from the far north to run against him, and the whole tribe turned out to see the race 
besides many outsidcis, and among them a Frencliiiiaii from Quebec, who noted that the savages were 



KEENE AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 9 

wrought up to a high state of excitement and so warned Blake that a victory over the Indian cham- 
pion would so enrage and disappoint the redskins that they would probably kill the man who had 
beaten him. Blake took the hint and allowed the savage to come in a little ahead of him ; the result 
being that the Indians became more friendly than ever. He finally got leave to go to Quebec and 
yield himself a prisoner to the French, who treated him kindly, and after tome months an arrangement 
was made by which he was allowed to return to his home and hi.s family, his real family, not his 
adopted one. 

RE SETTLEMENT. INCORPORATION AS KEENE. 

From the spring of 1V47 until some time in 1750 the settlement at Upper Ashuelot was utterly 
■deserted, and it must have presented a most desolate appearance, for shortly after its abandonment a 
party of Indians burnt all the buildings with the exception of the mill on Beaver Brook and the resi- 
dence of the miller. The following extract from " The Annals of Keene," by Salma Hale, — a work 
£rst published many years ago but now as ever the accepted authority on matters pertaining to Keene's 
early history — tells in few words the condition of affairs at the time re-settlement was begun: 

" In October, 1748, peace was declared between England and France. The Indians, however, 
continued their depredations until June, 1749, and a treaty of peace was not made with them until 
September of that year. On the restoration of peace the settlers, who had been driven from their 
lands by the war, made preparations to return. The exact time when Upper Ashuelot was again 
occupied has not been ascertained. It was probably some time in 1750, certainly as early as 1751, as it 
is within the recollection of Thomas Wells, now living, who came to reside here in 1752, that eight or 
ten dwelling houses had been erected." 

Additional evidence that some of the settlers returned early in the year 1750 is afforded by the 
fact that the first movement to secure the incorporation of the town by New Hamp.shire was made 
IFebruary 11th of that year, when twenty of the inhabitants of Upper Ashuelot held a meeting at that 
place and empowered their " trusty friend Capt. Jeremiah Hall to Represent our Difliculties to his 
Excellency the Governor of New Hampshire and to any others Concerned in that Affair that we may 
be Incorporated as a town and Likewise we give him power to chuse a man to assist him In the 
affaires." 

A few days later, or February 20, 1750, a meeting was held at Wrentham by twenty-six of the 
proprietors, and Benjamin Guild was empowered to assist Capt. Hall in the work of obtaining the 
•desired charter. A petition was drawn up which set forth the facts relating to the origin, develop- 
ment, owneiship and destruction of the settlement, and was dated "March ye 4th 1750-1," but this 
petition was not granted, and the settlers were compelled to get along as best they could until April 
11, 1753, when in response to another petition a charter was granted under the name of Keene, this 
.name being chosen, it is supposed, in honor of Sir Benjamin Keene, of England, who at that time was 
Minister from England to Spain. The name of the township was originally spelled ''Keen," and this 
spelling was retained until early in the present century. The first town meeting was held May 2, 1753, 
and it is worthy of note that our old friend Nathan Blake was one of the original town ofiieers, he 
being given the exalted position of " Fence Viewer." As his eyesight was exceptionally good, and the 
fences in the town at that time was chiefly conspicuous by their absence, it is obvious that he was 
admirably qualified for the performance of his duties. In the spring of 1754 the savages returned to 
the war-path, and hearing of an attack made by them upon Penacook (now Concord), the residents of 
Keene concentrated all their efforts upon the completion of the repairs upon the fort which had been 
almost entirely destroyed during the town's abandonment. Early in June a body of men were sent 
from Keene to Westmoreland in response to an alarm raised by residents of i hat town upon discovering 
"Indian sign," but no redskins could be found, although it is known there were some lurking about 
for they followed the Keene party home, unobserved, and the next day captured Benjamin Twitchell, 
as he was returning from Ash Swamp. They killed several oxen and lior.-;es and took Twitchell to 
Quebec where he slaved until ransomed, when he embarked for Boston but was taken sick and put 
ashore, dying in a few days. In 1755, Indians were found concealed in the meadows south of the 



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Keene line by a party of soldiers and laborers from Swanzey, who fired upon them and after causing^ 
them to retreat sent word to Keene, from whence a party of men was sent to guard the point in the 
river where it was thought they would try to cross. After waiting a wliile without seeing any Indians- 
one of the party named Howard, suggested that they might cross at another ford, farther up stream. 
The party set out for the upper ford but had no sooner got a safe distance from their original position, 
than they saw nine Indians cross the river there, but although the whites lay in ambush where they 
supposed the savages would pass they did not see them again and were obliged to confess themselves 
outwitted and return to the fort without striking a blow. The date of the final appearance of hostila 



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Indians in Keene is not known, but it was probably about 1756. As a number of settlers were driving: 
their cows to pasture they disturbed a large party of redskins who were hidden in the underbrush and 
were engaged mending their moccasins, with leather stolen the night before from a tannery at Wal- 
pole. Both parties were equally surprised, but the Indians made no attempt to fight and took them- 
selves off at top speed, escaping without the loss of a brave. All immediate danger of Indian attacks 
having been done away with, the settlement of Keene proceeded with comparative rapidity, and the 
census of 1767 gives the town a population of 430, which is more than was possessed at that time by 
any other of the towns now in Cheshire county, although Westmoreland was not far behind, its popu- 
lation being 391 ; while Winchester was practically equal to Keene, it having 428, or but two less- 
inhabitants. But during the next six years the situation was materially changed, for in 1773, Chester- 
field led all the other towns, with a population of 747 ; Richmond came next, with 745 ; Westmore- 
land next, with 698 ; Winchester next, with 616, and Keene next, with 645. The colonial towns were- 
soon to need every dollar of wealth and every settler they had secured during their stormy existence, 
for the time was rapidly approaching when respectful pleas for justice were to be succeeded by curt 
demands for reparation, and when the American colonies were to strive to gain by force of arms what 
they failed to gain by force of argument. The first reference made to the Revolution in the town, 
records is under date of 1774; the warrant for a town meeting called September 26th of that year, 
including the following articles: 

"To see if it be the mind of the town to provide ammunition for a town stock, and grant money 
for the same." " To see if it be the mind of the town to sign the covenant and engagement, whicb 
was sent and recom:ninded by the comtiittee of correspondence, relating to the nonimportation! 



KEENE AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 



11. 



agreement." It was voted to obtain a stock of ammunition comprising 200 pounds of gunpowder, 40O 
pounds of lead, and 1,200 flints, and to raise twenty-four pounds, lawful money, to pay for it; but the 
vote on the other article was unfavorable, for the town very wisely decided " not to sign the non- 
importation agreement until we hear what measures Congress have agreed upon for themselves and 
their constituents." The news of the battle of Lexington, fought April 19, 1775, roused the patriotisnk 
of the people of Keene to the highest pitch, and very prompt action was taken; for tlie tidings arrived 




East Side Central Square. 



in the forenoon, the citizens met in the afternoon and unanimously voted to send a body of men to 
fight the British, and the next morning at sunrise the little band set out for Concord with Captaia 
Wyman in command. That afternoon General Bellows, Colonel Bellows and Thomas Sparhawk 
arrived at Keene from Walpole and asked for Captain Wyman. They were told he had left at day- 
break at the head of a company. " Keene has shown a noble spirit," they responded and they hurried 
on to the field of battle, closely followed by a company from Walpole. Shortly after this occurrence 
several Tories concluded that it would be well for them to seek more congenial surroundings, so they 
shook the dust of Keene from their feet and joined the British in Boston. At a town meeting held 
December 7, 1775, the town unanimously adopted certain resolutions which have been termed the Statute 
Law of Keene, their object being to secure peace and order; as will be seen by the preamble whicb 
was as follows: 

" Whereas, by the unhappy disputes now subsisting between Great Britain and the Americart' 
colonies, the laws of several of them have been entirely subverted, or wholly neglected, to the great 
detriment of society, and of individuals whereby many disorderly persons, taking undue advantage of 
the times as a cloak to put their revengeful designs in execution, do wickedly and maliciously threateO' 
to abuse and destroy the persons and property of many of the good and wholesome inhabitants of the 
land, and the executive power being thrown by; and the Congresses, neither Continental nor Provin- 
cial, have, as yet, found out or published any method or system of government, for the security of our 
persons or property; and until such a system as they in their wisdom shall see fit, or some other be- 
proposed. 

" We, the inhabitants of the town of Keene, in the county of Cheshire, and Province of New- 
Hampshire, legally convened, being desirous of order and good government, and for the security of 
our lives, persons and property, do pass the following Resolves." 



12 KEENE AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 

The resolutions were seven in number, and forbade profanity, loitering, excessive drinking, per- 
sonal abuse and violence, and threats of violence, the purchase of any sort of tea or the bringing of 
any into town excfipting for the purpose of giving it up to the custody of a committee especially 
appointed to receive and hold teas "until the minds of the Congress be known respecting that matter." 
Officers were appointed to enforce these resolves, or laws, and pains and penalties for their violation 
were prescribed. 

The preamble to the resolution against profane swearing is somewhat amusing, insomuch as it 
intimates that profanity is forbidden, not so much because it is inherently wrong at all times and 
under all circumstances, but because the country was just then in a precarious situation aud couldn't 
aflPord to take any chances of offending the Almighty, which goes to show that human nature was much 
the same in Revolutionary times as it is today. The preamble reads as follows: 

" Whereas, profane cursing and swearing are highly provoking to Almighty God and offensive to 
•every true Christian, which we fear, if not discountenanced, will provoke the Divine Majesty to bring 
heavy judgments upon us, and still heavier, deliver us up to the desire of our enemies; to prevent 
cursing and swearing, be it Resolved,'''' etc. 

No judicial courts were held in Cheshire County from 1774 to 1778, but the consequences of this 
omission were not nearly so grave as might naturally have been expected, or as they would have been 
in a less orderly and self-controlled community. Still, there were some members of it who let their 
passions overcome their judgment, and so it was that Captain Mack, of Gilsam, was able to collect a 
party to seize several Tories who lived in Keene, and were suspected of furnishing the enemy with 
provisions. This was in 1779, and the exact date of the affair is fixed by the first line of a song which 
-appeared shortly afterward, it opening as follows: 

" On the thirty-first of May, 
Appeared iu Keene, at break of day, 
A mob, both bold and stout." 

But however "bold and stout" they may have been they did not succeed in establishing mob law 
in Keene, for after they had arrested the Tories and placed them in a room for safe-keeping, the mob 
was confronted by acompany of militia, armed and equipped ready for business. Its commanding officer 
asked Captain Mack if he proposed to carry out his object. The reply was: " I do, at the hazard of 
my life." "Then you must prepare for eternity, for you shall not be permitted to take vengeance in 
this irregular mode, on any men, even if they are Tories." Evidently, Mack did not fancy the idea of 
preparing for eternity on such short notice, for after talking the matter over with his party for a little 
while he withdrew them a short distance southward; upon ishich the militia went into the meeting- 
house and awaited developments. Soon the mob faced about and marched meekly and quietly by the 
meeting house towards Surry ; but the women of Keene could not bear to see them withdraw so 
silently and so sought to liven them up by beating a thunderous tattoo on all the tin cans available. It 
is to be feared, however, that this delicate attention was ungratefully received. The next recorded 
instance of an attempt to institute mob law in Keene, occurred after the close of the Revolution, when 
Elijah Williams (who was one of the Tories who left town just after the battle of Lexington), returned 
here to collect his debts and settle his affairs, as he was entitled to do by the terms of the treaty of peace 
with Great Britain. The most zealous Whigs in town (not to mention those whose zeal in the matter 
was due to their desire to dispose of a creditor), seized Williams and haled him before a justice of the 
peace, but whether they preferred specific charges against them or based their action upon the general 
assumption that a Tory, and more especially a Tory to whom money was due, was a dangerous and 
objectionable person to have in the community, is not known. The justice wisely decided to place 
Lim under the direct protection of the law, by ordering him to recognize for his appearance at the 
Court of Sessions, to be held at Charleston, in April ; and committing him to the custody of the 
sheriff. But this did not satisfy the self-appointed conservators of peace and order, and they proceeded 
to demonstrate their determination to remove all disturbing elements, even if it should cause a riot to 
^o it, by endeavoring to assault Williams ; but he was surrounded and guarded by citizens and con- 
■ducted to his lodgings in safety. On the day preceding that appointed for the sitting of the Court, 



KEENE AND IT8 POINTS OF INTEREST. 1* 

certain undismayed and persevering individuals hid themselves by the road along which he was; 
expected to pass in the custody of the sheriff, intending to give hira a warm reception, but the sheriff" 
went by without him, he having promised to appear at Court the next day. Filled with fears that 
Williams was going to escape both personal and legal punishment, the mob hurried to his lodgings,, 
seized him and brought him to a tavern in Ash Swamp. Here they produced a goodly number of 
black-beech rods, having thoughtfully provided them in advance, so as to avoid delay in the executiott 
of their public-spirited and amiable project of making him run the gauntlet, but before they coul<J 
carry it into effect many other residents of Keene arrived, and as most of these deprecated extreme 
measures, it was finally concluded to place Williams' case in the hands of a committee and abide by- 
their decision. But their report was too favorable to the prisoner to suit the wishes of the majority,. 
and another committee was appointed, who recommended that he leave town next day and the State 
the next week. This recommendation was accepted, but the minority did not propose to let him off so- 
easy and so despatched messengers to collect others of like mind in the matter. The trick was detected 
and Williams was given a horse and told to depart at once, before the reinforcements arrived. The- 
violent faction strove to prevent his departure, the hone was thrown down, and clubs were freely and 
vigorously used, but Williams escaped and appeared at Court the next day, when it was ordered that 
he remiin in custody of the sheriff until he transacted his business, and then be allowed to leave the 
State withoa . further molestation. He settled his affairs and went to Nova Scotia, but soon left there 
for Deerfield, his native town, hoping to regain his health which had beccme so seriously impaired 
that he did not long survive and was buried beside his ancestors. 

The close of the Revolution found Keene, in common with all the colonial towns, greatly 
impoverished, and suffering fcverely not only from the great strain which had been put upon her 
resources for years, but also from the chaotic condition of business which followed the war. The 
townspeople had not gone into the struggle with their eyes shut ; they knew at the outset that suc- 
cess, if won at all, could be won only after years of lavish expenditure of blood and money ; they 
knew that the chances were all against them ; that they must pay an enormous price for liberty, and 
pay it without assurance and almost withont expectation that they would receive anything but the 
approval of their own consciences in return ; but knowing these things they still enlisted without 
reserve in the cause of freedom, and only about a dozen of the men of Keene refused to sign the fol- 
lowing declaration, and it is pleasant to note that the second signature appended to it is that of one 
of the most amiable and interesting characters among Keene's pioneers, Nathan Blake. 

" We, the subscribers, do hereby solemnly engage, and promise that we will, to the utmost of our 
Power, at the Risque of our Lives and Fortunes, with Arms oppose the Hostile Proceedings of the 
British Fleets and Armies against the United American Colonies." , 

This was signed by one hundred and thirty-three men, and there were thirteen who refused to 
sign, but the reasons for their refusal are unknown. It was certainly not due to lack of patriotism 
and bravery, in every case at least, for some of the thirteen did excellent service during the war and 
did it under circumstances which show it to have been voluntary, not compulsory. 

One indication of the unfavorable condition of affairs at Keene, and the slowness with which the 
town recovered from the ordeal to which it had been subjected during the Revolution, is afforded by 
the fact that there was hardly any increase in population from lYSS to 1786 ; there having been 1093 
inhabitants in the former year and 1,122 in the latter, a gain of but twenty-nine in three years. In 
1790 the population had increased to 1,314, and in 1800 to 1,645 ; but during the next decade it 
remained at a stand-still, there being but 1,646 inhabitants in 1810. But although the residents of 
Keene did not increase in members during this peiiod it could not have been owing to lack of enter- 
prise and liveliness among them, for that these qualities were possessed by some of the townspeople at 
least is shown by the part they took in one of the most amusing episodes in the history of the county, 
that of the " King's Cannon," as it is called. The cannon in question was a relic of pioneer days, for 
it was the one placed at Walpole when that town was known only as "No. 3," in the chain of forts 
along the Connecticut ; that at what is now Chesterfield being fort No. 1 ; that at Westmoreland No. 
2 ; that at Walpole No. 3, and that at Charlestown No. 4. After the Revolution, the residents of these 



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■towns used to make the one large iron cannon with which each fort had been equipped roar forth joy 
and defiance on every Fourth of July, and on such other occasions as gave opportunity for the expen- 
diture of patriotism and gunpowder; but their neighbors in the adjoining town could not reply in 
kind, for lack of artillery, and finally began to resent the superiority of the dwellers in the "fort 
towns," in this respect. Considerable local feeling was worked up, and great was the rejoicing in Keene 




From Wissx Stkeet to Kailuoad Station. 



-and the lamentation in Walpole when a party from this town repaired to Walpole one night and 
brought the cannon home with them. The losers took legal measures to recover their historic gun, 
and after many comical misadventures succeeded in causing the arrest of several who were suspected 
to have had a hand in the aifair, but they were discharged, as the indictment against them described 
the cannon as the property of the town of Walpole and the Court decided that the said town had no 
legal claim to ownership. This decision was followed by a resounding bang from the identical gun, 
which had been brought up near the court house for that purpose, and it is to be feared that its use at 
that precise time did not soothe the feelings of the Walpole contingent. But they proposed to get 
that cannon by fair means or foul, and get it they did, for they devised an ingenious plot which was 
boldly and successfully carried out and resulted in the gun being placed in a wagon and returned to 
Walpole. The Keene alarm bell was rung and a hastily gathered party of horsemen pursued the 
enterprising captors, but took the wrong road and so missed seeing them. It is well they did, for the 
feeling on both sides was so strong that a meeting might have turned the comedy into a tragedy. Of 
course the Walpole men got a grand reception on their return home, but the travels of that cannon 
were not yet over, for it was quietly taken by men from Westminster, Vermont, to be used one Fourth 
of July, but while actually in use on that occasion it was recaptured by the valiant Walpole men, who 
charged upon the gun with the selectmen at their head and bore it off in triumph. Finally it was 
taken by men from Alstead, and its ultimate fate exemplified the saying, " their swords shall be beaten 
into plough shares and their spears into pruning hooks," for it was eventually appropriated by an iron 
founder and utilized for the manufacture of farming tools. 

The period intervening between the second war with England and the Rebellion must be passed 
over without notice, owing to lack of space, but suffice it to say it was marked by great progress in 
every department of activity ; the wealth of Keene being many times multiplied, and the population 
increasing from 1,895 in 1820, to 4,320 in 1860. The first war meeting was held in Keene, April 20, 



KEENE AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 15 

1861, and the spirit manifested is indicated by the adoption of a resolution " that we will encourage 
-and sustain, with our approval and sympathy, and also with material aid, those citizens of our county 
who shall enroll themselves a« soldiers in response to the recent call of the Governor." This promise 
was carried out in letter and in spirit and even after making all due allowances for Keene's compara- 
tively great wealth and population, her citizens are justified in feeling proud of her record during the 
"fight for the Union. She furnished four hundred and four soldiers, twenty-five of whom perished 
during their term of service. 

And now that we have outlined Keene's development, from the settlement of Upper Ashuelot to 
the close of the greatest war in modern history, let us devote a few pages to the city as it exists to- 
4ay ; widely remote from and yet in one sense identical with the Upper Ashuelot of 1736 ; the Keene 
of 1753. 

THE KEENE OF TO-DAY. 

Keene is situated in the central part of Cheshire county, and is bounded on the north by West- 
moreland, Surry and Gilsum ; on the east by Sullivan, Roxbury and Marlboro ; on the south by 
Marlboro and Swanzey, and on the west by Chesterfield and Westmoreland. 

It is the county-seat of Cheshire county, and the courts have been held here ever since New 
Hampshire was first divided into counties, in 1771, but up to 1827 it shared this honor with Charles- 
town, the courts being held alternately at both towns. The northern half of Cheshire county was 
taken to form Sullivan county, and since that event all the Cheshire county business has been trans- 
acted here. 

Manufacturing is quite largely carried on and many of the products are shipped to Boston and 
to other great trade centres, some of Keene's productions having a national reputation, so that the 
demand for them is confined to no section of the country. Boston is distant ninety-three miles by 
rail, and Keene is on the direct line of communication between that city and Burlington, Vt. ; while 
the metropolis of New Hampshire — Mailchester — is but fifty miles distant by rail, and the State 
■capital, Nashua, Dover, Portsmouth, and in fact all the important cities and towns of New Hampshire 
and New England can be conveniently and quickly reached ; while the means of communication with 
all prominent points in Vermont, New York, and throughout the north and west are even more favor- 
able and extensive. 

But important as is the relation which Keene's railway facilities bear to the manufacturing inter- 
ests of the city they are yet more important to its mercantile interests, and are so fully availed of in 
that connection that Keene is exceptionally favorably regarded as a purchasing centre, easily taking 
the lead of all other towns in this part of the State in that important respect. This has long been the 
case, and one of the principal reasons for it was evidently early and generally recognized, for we are 
told by a gazetteer published as far back as 1850, that " the people of Keene are noted for their enter- 
prise and are very extensively and successfully engaged in trade." This description is as true to-day 
as it was forty years ago, and proof of it is afforded by the present prosperity of the city, by its pop- 
ularity throughout the county and more especially by the magnitude, character and varietv of its 
■wholesale and retail trade. Happily the time has gone by, in Keene as in all other progressive business 
centres, when handsome and spacious stores were regarded with doubt and as evidences of extrav- 
agance, and the more important mercantile edifices or apartments are now almost invariably laro-e, 
finely equipped, brilliantly lighted and highly attractive in appearance within and without ; and the 
unsoundness of the old theory which condemned expenditure for " mere show," on the ground that it 
is a " tax on purchasers and must be paid by them alone," is demonstrated by the uniform lowness of 
the prices quoted, for it is a fact that Keene's merchants offer unsurpassed inducements in this 
respect, their prices averaging fully as low as those quoted in Boston or any other New England 
oity on like goods, while certain important articles, as for instance those coming under the head of 
country produce, together with wood, hay, dairy products, etc., can be bought here to better advan- 
tage than at Boston or almost any other large city. The country merchants for miles around obtain 



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the greater portion of their supplies here, so that the wholesale trade is very extensive, but we call 
special attention to the advantages offered to retail buyers because it is largely on account of these- 
advantages, taken in connection with the many opportunities for steady and remunerative employ- 
ment, that Keene enjoys her exceptionally high reputation as a desirable place of residence. 

But "man does not live by bread alone," and it may be well to briefly touch upon the educa- 
tional, religious, and social facilities of the city. 

As stormy and troubled as was the first period in Keene's history, it is necessary to go back 
more than a century and a quarter to find the first mention of educational matters in the town'* 
records, for under date of 1764 it is noted that the sum of six pounds sterling was voted to pay the 




N|ii^J::M.-mi^ 




West Side of Central Square. 



expenses of a school. The town early profited by the appreciation on the part of some of its citizen* 
of the advantages of education; one of the entries in the records of 1766 being, " Voted, that the 
security for the money given to the town by Captain Nathaniel Fairbanks, deceased, the interest of 
which was for a school in this town, be delivered to the care of the town treasurer and his successors 
in office for the time being." Another early settler who did much for the cause of education, and, 
indeed, is described as " the best friend of good learning," the town had at that time, was Judge 
Daniel Newcomb, who founded a private school in 1793, mainly at his own expense. In 1811, Misa 
Catharine Fiske founded an institution known as the " Female Seminary," and carried it on with 
great success for twenty-three years, pupils coming from many distant points as well as from through- 
out this section. 

The Keene Academy was opened in 1837 and did excellent work until 1853, when its buildings 
were leased to the associated school districts, who utilized them principally for high school purposes 
and finally bought the property ; the present high school building having been erected on this site 
in 1876. The edifice is a model structure of its kind, cost $50,000, and will accommodate more than 
three hundred pupils. It is utilized by the high school and also by grammar schools of several grades, 
the first, second and third grades being accommodated here, and apartments for the accommodation 
of the fourth grade and for the use of the secondary and primary schools being maintained in differ- 
ent parts of the city, while an adequate system of suburban schools is provided for the accommoda- 
tion of the residents of Keene's outlying sections. 



KEENE AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 



IT 



A well-equipped and well-managed public library is second in importance only to the public 
schools as a means for the diffusion of knowledge among the people, and that the Keene Public 
Library is conducted on correct principles is indicated by the fact that the original vote called for the 
maintenance of " a free public library, which should be well supplied with standard, historical and 
general works, constituting an armory in which our young men might furnish themselves weapons for 
the intellectual contests of the day, and every care should be exercised in its formation to guard it9 
shelves strictly from worthless books." 




Central Square and Main Street. 

The library has been under the control of the city since 1875, but its inception dates back to 
1859, when a joint-stock company was formed "for the establishment of a library in Keene, under 
the incorporate name of the " Keene Public Library." The shares had a par value of $5 each, and 
annual subscribers were entitled to all the privileges of the library by the payment of two dollars. 
The first sum voted for the purchase of books was $100, and as many purchases were made and valu- 
able gifts of books and public documents were received from time to time, the library had become of 
very considerable value and importance when it was made over to the city at the end of sixteen years 
of active usefulness, it then comprising 2,644 volumes. Since coming under municipal control it has, 
as a rule, been liberally supported, and, what is of still more importance, very efficiently managed. 
The card-catalogue system has been extended and perfected so that it is a simple matter to ascertain 
the number and character of the works in the library relating to a given subject, and we may add 
that the librarian is always ready to give such information, advice and assistance as are pertinent to 
the duties of the position, and to give them cheerfully and promptly instead of with the reluctant 
spirit and " superior " air which too often characterize the official actions of public librarians. A 
large portion of the library is made up of standard books of reference and elaborate maps and charts, 
and, to quote from an intelligent and well-written sketch of the institution, published a few years 
ago : " Here you will find the raembei's of our higher grades of school, with pencil and note-book in 
hand, carefully noting facts and dates to aid them in acquiring the liberal education which is the 
birthright of every child of Keene." 

As Keene was originally settled by people from "ye godly. God-fearing and God-serving Prov- 
ince of Massachusetts," as one old historian quaintly describes it, it is not surprising that they should 



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have voted to build a meeting-house as early as September, 1736, when there was but one house of 
any kind in town. The meeting-house was to be finished by June 26, 1737, but as the records speak 
of a meeting being held June 30th of that year " at the meeting-house frame," it is evident that the 
vole was not carried out to the letter. The first pastor was the Rev. Jacob Bacon, who was called 
May 5, 1738, and was ordained the following October. He was dismissed in 1747, owing to the tem- 
porary abandonment of the town, and his successor, the Rev. Ezra Carpenter, was appointed in 
October, 1753, a few months after the incorporation of the town under its present name. He 
remained some seven years, or until the separation of the Keene and Swanzey churches, in 1760, at 
which time the Keene church was organized with fourteen male members, and Rev. Clement Sumner 
was ordained pastor. Since that time no very marked changes have occurred in the "First Congre- 
gational (Church," as this society is called, excepting of course those due to the development attend- 
ing more than one hundred and thirty years of active life. The Congregational Society (Unitarian), 

or " Keene Congregational Society," to use its 
formal designation, was organized in 1834, and 
has been active and successful from the begin- 
ning, many of Keene's most prominent citizens 
having been and being connected with it. 

The Baptist Church was organized in 1816, 
the original meeting-house having been situated 
in the section of Keene known as " Ash Swamp." 
A meeting-house was erected in Keene village 
in 1739, and was utilized until 1875, when the 
society removed to the large and imposing brick 
structure built by them during the two years 
preceding that date. The main body of the 
building is fifty-nine by one hundred and four 
feet in dimensions, and the apex of the spire is 
one hundred and sixty-seven feet from the 
ground. The auditorium is in the second 
story and will accommodate seven hundred 
and fifty people ; and the first story is divided 
up into rooms and used as a chapel, vestry, 
reception-room, etc. The building is Roman- 
esque in architecture, and, with its furniture, 
cost §52,000, exclusive of the land. 

St. James' (Episcopal) Church was organized 
in 1859, but Episcopal services were held at 
Keene as early as 1816, and from time to time 
since that date until the formation of the 
present society, which was organized as the 
result of efforts made by Bishop Chase and 
the Rev. Edward A. Renouf in the latter part 
of 1858. The corner-stone of a church build- 
ing was laid June 30, 1863, and the first ser- 
vice was held in it August 21st of the following 
year. 

Grace Methodist Church was organized in 1835 with thirty members, and soon became a most 
efficient power for good in the community, increasing so steadily in membership and resources that in 
1869 the society was enabled to erect the present fine church building, at an expense of $40,000. 

There is also a prosperous Roman Catholic Church in town, and, taken as a whole, the opportuni- 
ties for divine worship in Keene are fully worthy to be given a leading position among her advan- 




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KEENE AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 1 9 

■tages as a place of residence. Xor should the various benevolent, f)-aternal, scientific and other soci- 
■«ties be ignored in this connection, for each in its own way does much to make life worth living, and 
the number and variety of Keene's societies are ample to meet all the demands of the community by 
successfully catering to all tastes and all circumstances. 

The Masons and the Odd Fellows are largely represented here, and there are two Masonic lodges : 
"the Social Friends Lodge, chartered in 1825, and the Lodge of the Temple, which is an oflp-shoot from 
the original lodge, and was chartered in 1869. The Cheshire Royal Arch Chapter began work in 
Keene under a dispensation in 1816, was chartered in 1819, and was reorganized in 1859. It has a 
"large membership, as has also Hugh de Payens commandery (Knights Templar), which was char- 
tered in 1866, and the Accepted Scottish Rite, organized in 1884. The societies of Odd Fellows 
include Beaver Brook Lodge, Friendship Rebekah Degree Lodge, and Monadnock Encampment 
"The Royal Arcanum is well represented by Ashuelot Council, No. 833, and there are other fraternal 
societies, notably, an association of the Ancient Order of Hibernians. There is also a Grand Army 
Post, a lodge of the Independent Order of Good Templars, and several military societies including tha 
Keene Light Guard (Company G, of the Second Regiment), Company H, and the Battalion, which 
-comprises both these companies. The Keene Natural History Society was organized a score of years 
ago, and the Keene Humane Society was organized in 1875, and is doing a noble work and doing it 
■well. The Invalids' Home was incorporated in 1874 and is a worthy charity worthily conducted. 

Although Keene's fire department is not generally thought of as a "society," it of course is a soci- 
■ety, or more properly, an association, and hence may fittingly be mentioned in connection with the 
other city organizations. The department is well officered, well manned and well equipped, and there 
is every reason to believe that should occasion unfortunately arise for a display of its best efforts it 
■would render a good account of itself, for it has repeatedly shown its ability to afford prompt, intelli- 
gent and courageous service, and as its mechanical equipment is modern in type and is maintained in 
1;he best of condition the department is qualified to make as good a showing as any force of fire 
'fighters of equal size in the State. Keene's police department may be dismissed with a few words, 
for happily there is ko need of maintaining a force so large as to necessitate extended mention. 
Keene is an orderly city ; the great majority of its inhabitants may be depended upon to " keep the 
peace," and in all other ways to respect the rights of their fellow citizens, and the few who cannot be 
■depended upon are restrained by the wholesome conviction that arrest and punishment are reasonably 
*ure to follow violations of the laws and ordinances " in such cases made and provided." Perhaps 
they are further restrained by the sight of the new county jail, erected in 1884 on the "glass factory 
lot," for although this has been described as " a spacious, costly and elegant structure, admirably 
adapted to serve as a most satisfactory place of residence for the criminal classes," candor compels the 
-statement that as yet the members of the criminal classes have shown no turbulent haste to profit by 
^he " elegant" accommodations so thoughtfully provided for them, but, on the contrary have required 
•considerable urging, not to mention the application of physical force, before they could be induced to 
occupy the neat but not gaudy apartments assigned them. 

The present court house building was erected in 1858-59, at a cost of nearly $28,000, exclusive of 
that of the land. It is a large, substantial and well-arranged structure, and when built it was thought 
to have sufficient capacity to meet all demands of the future, but its limit has been reached and addi- 
tional accommodations must soon be provided. 

The most notable structure in Keene, that is to say, the one signifying more than any other, is 
the Soldiers' Monument, which stands in Central Square, and is worthy of the greatest admiration 
■whether regarded as a memorial of the gratitude of the community or simply as a work of art. The 
first action towards its erection was taken in 1868, at which time the sum of 82,000 was voted for the 
purpose and a building committee was chosen. In August, 1870, ^5,000 more was voted, and a com- 
mittee was appointed to erect upon Central Square such a monument as their best judgment should 
approve. They did their work well ; so well that in all New England there cannot be found a sol. 
tiers' monument, representing no greater expenditure, which is more imposing, more appropriate and 
«nore artistic in design and perfect in execution. 



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Oo a pedestal of Roxbury granite about thirteen feet in height, is the bronze figure of a soldier,, 
eight feet tall, standing at rest ; the butt of the gun resting upon the ground and the piece being sup^ 
ported by the right hand. The weight of the figure rests principally upon the right leg, the left 
being advanced to an easy position, and the entire pose of the figure is not only easy and natural, but 
firm and commanding as well. The main difiiculty the modern sculptor has to contend with — that of 
cooabining the stiff, inartistic modern costume with grace and power- — is overcome by the judicious 
use of the many folds formed by a loosely worn army "cape" overcoat; the drapery of the figure 
being that of a private soldier during the R-ibellion. The countenance has been aptly described as 
"expressive of that clear intelligence and sterling common sense which characterizes the true Amer- 
ican volunteer," and it may be added that its features are those of no one race of m n but rather 
those characteristic of that union of races which is carried to its fullest extent in this country. Oa 
the south side of the pedestal is a bronze tablet about four feet long by three feet wide on which is 
inscribed : 

"KEENE WILL CHERISH IN PERPETUAL HONOR THE MEMORY OF 
HER SONS WHO FOUGHT FOR LIBERTY AND THE INTEGRITY OF THE REPUBLIC." 

"1861—1865." 
"THE HONOR OF THE HEROIC DEAD IS THE INSPIRATION OF POSTERITY." 




The Soldiers' Monumknt. 



The total height of pedestal and statue- 
is about twenty-one feet, and the monu- 
ment is surrounded by agranite curoing 
ten feet distant from it. 

The monument was dedicated October 
20, 1871, the ceremonies being veiy 
impressive, and being participated in by 
a very large concourse of people from 
all the country adjacent. There were 
many distinguished guests, including 
General Garfield and General Judson 
Kiipatrick, the latter being the orator of 
the day. This monument has called forth- 
many eloquent words, but none more 
eloquent than the following, which are 
from the inspiring address delivered by 

Rev "VVilli.Tm Orne White, July 4, 18V6. 

Speaking of the citizen soldiers, and 

more especially of those enlisting from 

New Hampshire, he said : 

" How shall I speak of the courage, 
the patience, the devotion of such men?' 
I abandon the attempt. In summer and 
winter, week in and week out, they ha';e 
their perpetual orator. There he stands 
in brazen panoply of armor. If you 
have never heeded him, you will not 
heed me ! But in his meditative atti- 
tude to me he speaks, not wholly of the 
storm-cloud of battle, nor of freedom/ 
dawning upon millions of a once enslav d, 
race ; he seems to dream, besides, of 



KEENE AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 21 

T)righter days for his country, days when ' men shall beat their swords into plough-shares, and their 
spears into pruning-hooks ; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war 
any more.'" 

We might speak of many more monuments in Keene, monuments of peace, enterprise and prog- 
ress, taking the form of great factories and elegant mercantile edifices, but they tell their own story 
in the size and prominence of the city, and in conclusion, we need only briefly refer to a few of the 
■more prominent factors in its growth. 

RAILWAY FACILITIES. 

The observant but unsophisticated old lady who considered it extremel? fortunate that so many 
large towns sHould happen to be situated on navigable rivers, would doubtless pronounce Keene to be 
very lucky as regards being furnished with comprehensive transportation facilities for when she 
looked at a map of Cheshire County she would see lines of railway approaching the city from four 
difPerent directions, and taking such erratic and uncertain courses that their meeting at Keene would 
seem to be the result of chance instead of deliberate design. But " they get there just the same,' 
and they also get away from there, the result being that Keene can be easily and expeditiously 
reached from any direction, and that merchandise can be transported to and from all parts of this 
country and Canada, directly, promptly and economically. The important bearing this fact has upon 
the industrial and mercantile development of the city is too obvious to require demonstration, espe- 
cially as freight and passenger rates are comparatively low, and the service afforded by the several 
railroads is generally reliable and satisfactory. Being situated near the geographical centre of the 
■county, and being reached by lines of railway extending from its southeastern, southwestern and 
northwestern corners, and its eastern side, the city of Keene is naturally the centre of supply for all 
the country adjacent, and its advantages of location are so well supplemented by the inducements 
offered by its enterprising merchants that they are availed of to the fullest extent. 

The oldest and most important of the iron ways branching out from Keene is the Cheshire Rail- 
road, which was chartered in 1844, and was completed on New Years day, 1849. The building of 
this road was due in a great measure to the rapid development of the manufacturing interests of the 
county after the year 1830, for during the decade following that date many cotton and woolen mills 
were put in operation, wooden ware factories were extensively introduced, large saw mills were 
■erected, and in short the natural advantages of the county began to be utilized on a much larger scale 
than ever before. But the greater the progress made the more plainly it became evident that the 
interests of this section imperatively demanded a more expeditious, reliable, ample and economical 
means of transportation than that of carts and wagons drawn by horses, and this need had become so 
-urgent in 1840 that the question of railways preceded all others in the public mind, and the matter 
•was vigorously pushed, until December 27, 1844, a charter was obtained for the Cheshire Railroad, 
■extending from the Massachusetts line to Bellows Falls, Vt. A few months later, March 13, 1845, a 
oharter was obtained for the Winchendon Railroad Company, it being incorporated under Massachu- 
setts laws to build and operate a road from South Ashburnham, Mass., to the New Hampshire line. 
The two companies were consolidated July 1, 1845, the result being the Cheshire Corporation as it 
-now exists. 

The opening of the road from Massachusetts to Keene was the grand event of the year 1848 in 
this town, and the arrival of the first train was signalized by much joy, much enthusiasm, and — as a 
'matter of course — much noise. It consisted of fifteen cars, drawn by two locomotives, lavishly 
■adorned with flowers, evergreens and bunting, and reached Keene at half-past one in the afternoon of 
"the 16th of May. When four miles from town its coming was heralded to the expectant throng by 
the discharge of a cannon stationed two miles along the line, and as it sped on towards its destination 
gun after gun belched forth its loud-mouthed welcome, so that when the train reached the village the 
people had been waked up to a high state of enthusiasm, and the air resounded with the cheers of 
thousands, the clangor of bells, and the rapid reports of cannou. A procession was formed and 



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KEENE AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 



niarched through the principal streets to the town hall, where the stockholders held a meeting ; and; 
then the procession marched back to the depot, where the citizens of Keene had provided a magnifi- 
cent banquet, which was partaken of by 1,500 people. This was followed by speech making, and 
finally the train set out on the return trip to Boston amid hearty and continued cheering. The- 
remainder of the road was built during the rest of the year, it being opened from Keene to Bellows- 




Washingtox Street from Central Squarb. 



Falls, Vt., January 1, 1849. The Cheshire railroad furnishes direct connection between Boston and 
Burlington by way of Rutland, and its entire length is lifty-three and one-half miles, of which forty- 
two and three-fourths miles are within Cheshire county ; the road passing through the southwest 
corner of Rindge, across Fitzwilliam, and Troy, along the border of Marlboro and across the corner 
Swanzey to Keene, from which city it takes a course nearly due west, and then turns sharply to the 
north and forms a right angle, the upper extremity of which is on the line between Keene and Surry. 
From this point the road takes a northwesterly direction across a corner of Westmoreland and thei> 
proceeds north, parallel with the Connecticut, passing through Walpole and crossing the river at 
Bellows Falls. The cost of the road and equipments was nearly three millions of dollars, and the 
road-bed is pronounced by competent engineers to be one of the best-built in the country, it being- 
very substantially and thoroughly constructed, and the bridges, culverts and abutments being built of 
cut granite, in a manner which assures their permanency and safety under all conditions. 

The Ashuelot Railroad was opened for public travel within a year after the completion of the 
Cheshire Railroad, although its construction was not begun until near the close of the year 1849. 
The residents of the populous and fertile Ashuelot valley, early recognized the importance of pro- 
viding railway transportation for the products of their farms and of the many mills and factories- 
along their rapid water courses, and a charter was secured for the Ashuelot Railroad in 1846 ; the 
organization of the company under the charter being begun at a meeting held in Winchester, May 27^ 
1848. In November, 1849, the contract for the building of the road was placed, and it was opened 
for business, December 9, 1850. It extends in a generally southwesterly direction from Keene to- 
South Vernon, Vt., a distance of twenty-three and three- fourths miles, and all but three-quarters of a. 
mile of it is in Cheshire county, it passing from Keene across Swanzey, Winchester and the southern 



EEENE AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 23 

part of Hinsdale, and crossing the Connecticut a little above the Massachusett's line. The road runs 
along through the lovely Ashuelot valley, has very easy grades and is one of the best constructed of 
our New England railroads. 

The third and the last to be built of the iron ways running from Keene is the Manchester and 
Keene Railroad, which was chartered in 1864 but was not completed until late in the year 1878. 




High School Building. 

This road is especially noted for the fine scenery along its line, the views it commands not being sur- 
passed as regards sublimity and varied beauty by any in this section, if indeed in all New Eugland. 
The work of building was begun in the summer of 1876, but was so seriously delayed by the failure 
of contractors that it was not finished until November 29, 1878. The next day witnessed the arrival 
of the first train at Keene, many spectators being present at the depot to see the long-promised 
opening of the new line. It extends easterly from the city a short distance, then turns toward the 
south, and, after describing a semi-circle, crosses the Roxbury line and turns sharply to the south 
again passing across the south-west corner of Roxbury to and across the southeast corner of Keene, 
after which it extends in a generally easterly direction across the north end of Marlboro and through 
Harrisville to the Hillsboro county line, thence through Hancock to its termimis, at Greenfield, about 
onfrhalf its total length of twenty-six miles being in Cheshire county. This road was not remuner- 
ative at first, and its affairs finally became so involved that the mortgage trustees took possession 
September 1, 1880. The following year they sold it at auction and it now forms a part of the Boston 
and Lowell system, and is of course, well equipped and well managed. 



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KEENE AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 



We have devoted considerable space to the railroads of Keene but no more than their compara- 
tive importance deserves, for the development and prosperity, rot only of this city but the entire 
county, during the past forty-odd years are largely due to the facilities they afford, and it is upon the 
extent and excellence of these facilities — enlarged and improved to suit the demands of the times — 
that the residents of this section depend in a great measure for present prosperity and for future 
progress. Of course they would avail but little unless backed by private enterprise as exhibited in 
the intelligent and liberal utilization of natural resources, and of opportunities for trade, but the 




The Cheshire House. 



present standing of Keene and of the progressive lowns throughout the county shows that such 
enterprise has not been lacking in the past and there is certainly no reason to fear that it will be 
lacking in the future. " Enterprise makes enterprise," as surely as " money makes money," and the 
many opportunities for profitable investment that still remain in this region of valuable water 
powers, rich farming lands, undeveloped natural wealth, and excellent transportation facilities will 
not long remain open, for they need only to be made known to be appreciated and utilized. 

Keene holds her position as the representative town of Cheshire county by right of conquest, and 
yet that is not an altogether happy expression to use in this connection, either, for conquest implies 
injury to others and no one can truthfully say that Keene has injured or sought to injure her sister 
towns, directly or indirectly. On the contrary she has done and is doing much to benefit them, by 
the extension of railway facilities, by the offering of comprehensive and absolutely reliable banking 
facilities, by the establishment and operation of great industrial and mercantile enterprises and by 
encouraging, both as a community and by the individual efforts of her citizens, true progress and 
substantial prosperity throughout the county. 



REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF KEENE. 




CHESHIRE PROVIDENT INSTITUTION 

•of Keene, in the County of Cheshire, N. H. — If there is 
one class of institutions in which the resident of New Eng- 
land may justly take special pride it is that in which are 
■included the savings banks of that section of the Union, 
for although New York City has the largest savings bank 
in the country, still, New England, as a whole, leads all 
the rest of the United States in the number, the standing, 
and the present prosperity of her savings institutions. 
These are at once a credit to and an aid to the people. 
They are creditable to the people because their very exist- 
ence shows that the community is peaceful, prudent, 
industrious and prosressive ; and they are an aid to the 
people not only because they help the prudent to save, but 
Ijecause the}' encourage the formation of industrious and 
saving habits on the part of those who are inclined to be 
indifferent in the matter, and need some practical example 
of the advantages of industry and frugality to cause them 
to provide for the future, so far as their opportunities will 
permit. And that is much further than many persons 
believe when they begin to put aside a portion of their 
earnings As the Scotch say, "Many a mickle makes a 
muckle," and aided by interest, small but regular deposits 
" count up " much faster than would be believed, consid- 
ering the comparative insignificance of the sum put aside 
each time. The Cheshire Provident Institution is an espe- 
cial favorite with the wage earners, and it is a most signif- 
icant fact that although the original deposit of each depos- 
itor was almost invariably small the total amount due 
depositors is enormous, approximating $3,000,000. This 
bank has always been very conservatively managed, and 
its investments have been made with fuch excellent judg- 
ment that the market value of the securities held is largely 
in excess of the value as charged on the books, which, 



taken in connection with a heavy guaranty fund and a 
large surplus fund, makes the surplus strength of the insti- 
tution so pronounced iis to place it among the soundest 
savings banks in the country. There is every reason to 
believe that this position will be steadily maintained, for 
the officers are able, experienced and energetic business 
men, as will be seen by an examination of the following 
list : A. T. Batchelder, presidi-nt ; W. S. Briggs, R. H. 
Porter, vice presidents'; O. G. Nims, secretary and treas- 
urer. Trustees : .John Henry Elliott, Geo. A. Wheelock, 
Henry C Piper, F. C. Faulkner, J. R. Beal, Geo. W. 
Stearns, Frederic A. Faulkner, C. .J. Amidon, J. G. Bel- 
lows, Geo. H. Tilden, Silas Hardy, Reuben Stewart, F. H. 
Kingsbury, Wm. H. Elliot, H. B. Viall. Board of invest- 
ment : A. T. Batchelder, R. H. Porter, J. R. Beal. Reuben 
Stewart, Frederic A. Faulkner. Auditors : J. R. Beal, 
Wm. S. Briggs, Geo. H. Tilden. F. C. Faulkner, Silas 
Hardy. 

CHESHIRE NATIONAL BANK, Keene, N. 
H. — The Cheshire National Bank is the oldest banking 
institution in Ches-hire County, and one of the oldest in 
New Hampshire, having been incorporated under the 
State laws in 1804. In 1864 the bank was made a national 
institution, and since that date its enlarged capacity for 
usefulness has been so fully utilized that the bank has long 
ranked with the most valuable institutions of the kind in 
the Slate, and has been an especially prominent facte r in 
the development of Keene's industries and mercantile 
enterprises. The premises utilized are commodious and 
well appointed, and all requisite facilities for the advan- 
tageous conduct of a general banking business are at hand, 
while the correspondence of the institution is so well 
organized and its relations with other banks throughout 
the country are so gsnerally favorable that the service 
extended in connection with the collection of drafts, etc., 
is particularly prompt and efficient. The bank has a capi- 
tal of $200,000, which during the long and prosperous 
career of the institution has been supplemented by a sur- 
plus of $50,000, while the undivided profits approximate 
$40,000, so it will be seen that the management has been 
conservative as well as progressive, and that the absolute 
confidence placed in the Cheshire National Bank by busi- 
ness men and the public in general is based upon solid 
foundation. The officers and directors are themselves 
active business men, accustomed to consider large interests, 
and thoroughly familiar with the resources, the needs and 
the prospects of this community, so that the policy of the 
institution is based upon an intelligent and adequate con- 
ception of local affairs as well as a thorough understanding 
of the general principles and laws which govern all legiti- 
mate banking, and under such circumstances the value of 
the service rendered cannot fail to be of the very highest 
type. 



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REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF KSENE. 









J„ If l^SOM mEED. 



MANUFACTURER OF 



«--\s::fivit W Jfci| 



LOCKED €OR\ER 

foflfleii PackiDg Boxes, 



k:e:£:n£:, n. h. 



As a source of supplies of a great variety of manufactured goods, the city of Keene must be accorded to possess 
advantages and facilities to meet tiie demands of the public, such as are possessed by few New England towns. The 
manufacturers and merchants possess a spirit of enterprise which pervades the place and marks it at once as a business 
centre. Being situated in a country which produces large supplies of lumber it is a particularly convenient location for 
dealers in this material. To this advantage add the great facilities for shipping goods to all parts of the country, and 
our readers will not be astonished at the number of large establishments in Keene. The indi»stry to which we at pres- 
ent wish to call special attention is the manufacture of packing boxes, a branch of trade which is of great importance in 
every branch of business. When we think of the millions of wooden boxes, large and small, that are used in this 
country, and of the valuable goods they contain, we cannot wonder that so much attention is given to their manufact- 
ure. A notable house engaged in this work, is that of J. Mason Reed of this city. Mr. Reed is himself a skillful 
mechanic, which enables him to bring the products of his house to a high state of perfection. His specially is the man- 
ufacture of locked corner wooden packing boxes, so largely used by druggists, confectioners and others, and of 
printed boxes. The wood of which these boxes are made, is all prepared at Swanzey, N. H., where Mr. Reed owns a 
saw- mill. The factory at Keene is fully fitted with every appliance tor carrying on the work, and employment is given 
to twenty-five skilled hands. The J. Mason Reed Packing Boxes are universally acknowled^pd as superior in every 
way. They are now sent to all parts of the New England and Western States, and Mr. Reed finds his business increas- 
ing constantly. 



MRS. N. H. GREEN, Dress and Cloak Making, 
9 Court Street, Keene, N. H. — The question of what con- 
stitutes false and what true economy is often a very diflfi- 
cult one to answer satisfactorily, and as a consequence, 
many persons are extravagant when they mean to be eco- 
nomical, for it often happens that in attempting to save a 
few dollars loss is incurred which much more than com- 
pensates for the amount not originally paid out. For 
instance, in endeavoring to dispense with the services of 
a skilled dressmaker many ladies have wasted so much 
costly material, corsumed so much time, and finally 
attained such unsatisfactory results that it would have 
paid them better to have engaged such help even at double 
the usual rates, and indeed it is a significant fact that few 
experienced housekeepers attempt to dispense with skilled 
help in dress making, tliey having had practical proof of 
the folly of so doing. Of cour-e, care should be taken to 
secure the services of one who is economical in the use of 
material, as well as possessed of taste and skill anil a thor- 
ough knowledge of the latest developmento in fashionable 
dress making, and in this connection we may do our 
readers a genuine service by calling their attention to the 
facilities offered by Mrs. N. H. Green, at No. 9 Couit 
street, for this lady is by common consent given a leading 
position as a fashionable dress and cloak maker, having 
fairly earned that distinction during the thirteen years she 
has carried on operations in tins city. She is very success- 
ful in fining even the most difficult forms, and her careful 
study of the individuality of each customer combined with 
her wide knowledge of " ways and means" enable her to 
produce costumes that are not merely fashionable, but dis- 
tinctive, that is, they are according to the prevailing 
mode and yet are modified to especially suit the wearer. 
Mrs. Green's services are in active demand, but she works 
rapidly, employs twelve efficient assistants, and so is gen- 
erally able to execute commissions at short notice, while 
her charges are uniformly moderate. 



BEAVER MILLS, manufacturers of Pails, Pail 
Stock and Lumber, Millers and Dealers in Grain and Feed ; 
Telephone ; Room and Power for Rent ; Office, Railroad 
Street, Keene, N. H. — The Beaver Mills afford another 
illustration of the large establishments engaged in the 
manufacture of woodenware. New Hampshire is an 
important centre of this industry, and Keene is a congenial 
field for its operation. The Beaver Mills are one of 
ICeene's most prominent manufacturing houses, and they 
are entitled to particular comment in this volume. The 
enter{)rise was fouuded in 1871, and since that time there 
have been various changes both in the name and the stock- 
holders of ihe company. At the present time the officers 
are J. H. Elliott, president ; W. H. Elliott, treasurer ; A. 
A. Woodward, cashier and superintendent. These gen- 
tlemen are too well known throughout this vicinity to 
need comment from us. The plant of the company com- 
prises five Ihiee story buildings, each of 100x60 feet 
dimensions. These are fitted with every convenience and 
appliance for carrying on the work. The machinery is 
operated by a 350 liorse power engine, and five powerful 
boilers sunply the power to these works as well as to the 
Cheshire Chair Company and the Keene Furniture Com- 
pany. The products, which are largely shipped to all 
parts of the country, consist of pails, pail stock, tubs, bent 
chair stock, and lumber of all kinds. The <ifiice, which is 
situated on Railroad street, is furnished with telephone, so 
that orders may he sent without delay. Employment is 
given to sixty hands, whose weekly wages add no little to 
the thrift of the community at large. In calling our 
readers' attention to the position in the trade which this 
house occupies, it is but justice to say that we know of 
none which enjoys more facilities or produces an output of 
greater excellence, and the reputation it has maintained; 
for nearly twenty years is ample guarantee for the trutlt 
of our remarks. 



REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF KEENE. 



2X 



CHESHIRE CHAIR COMPANY, manufactu- 
rers of Oak, Walnut and Maple Cane Seated Chairs, also 
Splint and Reed Sealed and Cliestnut Wood Seats ; Manu- 
factory, Railroad Street, Keene, N. H. ; Warerooms, 337 
and 341 North Second Street, Philadelphia, Pa. — la an 
examination of the business interests of this city, we are at 
the outset confronted with the Cheshire Chair Co., one of 
the most important manufactories in this section of the 
country. Established twenty years ago on a firm basis, 
the trade has gone on steadily increasing until it now 
extends to all the principal eastern cities, Philadelphia, 
and even as far west as Chicago. The greatest demand 
for this stock being at Philadelphia, the company has 
established a branch office in that city at 337 and 341 North 
Second street, where a full line of the products of the 
house can always be seen. All the manufacturing is done 
at Keene, where the facilities for carrying on this work are 
unexcelled. The premises utilized are located directly 
upon the line of the Fitchburg railroad, and a spur track, 
which runs to the factory, renders the advantages for 
receiving and shipping large invoices of goods unequalled. 
The buildings utilized are the factory proper, a three-story 
brick building, covering an area of 100x60 feet, and two 
large storehouses of equal or more capacity. The products 
of the establishment are oak and maple cane- seated chairs, 
together with splint and reed-seated chairs, and chestnut 
wood seats. They have won a widespread reputation for 
quality and finish wherever they are used, and better goods 
are not to be found in the market. Steady employment is 
given to sixty-five or more hands, who are all skillful 
workmen, brought up to the trade. The members of the 
firm are Messrs. G. W. McDuffee, C. E. and E. Joslin, all 
natives of this State. They are identifi^d to a marked 
degree with the commercial interests of the city, which 
they have greatly advanced by the establishment of so 
extensive a business. 



C. B. LANCASTER & CO., manufacturers of 
Ladies', Misses and Children's Boots and Shoes, Keene, 
N. H. — There is much that is of more than ordinary inter- 
est in a review of the various manufacturing and business 
houses of this city. Many of them have been started in a 
modest way, but the growth of the greater number, their 
development and progress have been steady and rapid. 
An example to the point is the manufacturing establish- 
ment of C. B. L incaster & Co. The original founder of 
the house was John Shaw, 2d, who commenced operations 
here in 1884. After carrying it on for five years, he was 
succeeded by the present proprietors, Messrs C. B. Lan- 
caster & Co., who have brought to bear not only a wide 
experience, but a substantial capital, which has increased 
the trade in a marked degree, and placed this house among 
the foremost manufactories in the State. The products of 
the establishment are ladies', misses' and children's boots 
and shoes. Though made in great quantities, the work- 
manship and finish are not in any degree slighted, and we 
have no hesitation in saying these goods are equal to any in 
the market The factory comprises five floors, 150x^0 feet 
in dimensions, and is fitted with all the latest and most 
improved machinery for carrying on this industiy, includ-. 
ing a 38 horse-power engine and a .50 horse-power boiler. 
Employment is furnished to three hundred oiieratives in 
the various departments of the establishment, whose 
wages form no slight addition to the fund that promotes 
the prosperity and industrial thrift of this community. 
In addition to the large factory in this city, Messrs. Lan- 
caster & Co. own others, situated at Pittsfield, N. H., and 
Barnstead, N. H. They also handle the products of sev- 
eral other boot and shoe manufacturers. Orders may be 
sent to any of these addresses, or to 89 Bedford street, 
Bo»ton, Mass., where the company maintains an oftice. 
It is hardly necessary to .<>ay in conclusion that Messrs. 
Lancaster & Co do everything in their power to maintain 
the reputation of their goods, and keep them at the supe- 
rior standard of excellence which has hitherto been theirs. 



F. D. GRISWOLD, dealer in Beef, Pork, Mut- 
ton, Lard, Ham, Tripe, Sausage, Fruit, Vegetables, Beans, 
Pickles, etc. ; Market No. 18 West Street, Ketne, N. H.— 
If any experienced housekeeper were asked what methods- 
of management would be most acceptable in the carrying: 
on of a retail meat market, the answer would probably be- 
in effect as follows : "Carrying a large and varied stock 
of reliable goods, selling the same at fair prices and never 
wilfully misrepresenting a single article sold." Now it is 
just this policy that has thus far characterized the enter- 
prise now conducted by Mr. 6. S. Giiswold, and located 
at No. 18 West street, this city, and theitfore it is easy to- 
believe that a prosperous retail trade is being built up, 
although operations were only begun by Mr. F. D. Qri»- 
wold in 1883. The proprietor of this establishment holds 
that the interests of his customers are identical with his 
own, and certainly the success met with thus far would 
seem to prove the correctness of this theory. The prem- 
ists occupied Oliver an area of some 300 square feet, and 
contain an assortment of meats, vegetables, etc., that show 
Mr. Griswold to be prepared to cater to all classes of 
trade. He employs five competent assistants, and strives 
to serve every customer promptly, politeness being insisted 
upon in every case. The choicest cuts of meats may be 
bought here to excellent advantage, and the prices quoted 
will compare favorably with those asked elsewhere for 
goods of similar quality. Orders are delivered at short 
notice, and satis faction is guaranteed in every particular. 



G. H. ALDRICH & SON, Insurance, No. 6 
Bridgman's Block, Ketne, N. H — Withont denying the 
fact that practically all the in.-urance companies doing 
business in Keene are trustworthy and are disposed to 
carry on operations on an equitable basis', it still remains 
true that i is more desirable to hold policies in some of 
them than in others, for reasons which this is not the place 
to discuss, and as it is the business of local agencies to 
direct their patrons how to place their insurance to the 
best advantage, the rapiiUy growing popularity of such 
agencies needs no further explanation. That conducted 
by Messrs. G. H. Aldrich & Son was founded in 1877, and 
has a record which amply Justifies the unusual degree of 
confidence placed in it by those most familiar with the 
methods practised Mr. G. H. Aldrich and his son, Mr. 
H. C. Aldrich, are both natives of Swanzy, N. H., and 
are highly respected throughout Keene and vicinity. 
Their oflJce is located at No. 6 Bridgman's Block, and 
comprises two rooms, measuring 25x30 and 15x30 feet in 
size. Three thoroughly competeritassislants are employed, 
and callers are asured prompt and careful attention, com- 
munications by mailieceiving immediate response. Messrs. 
Aldrich & Son are in a position to quote positively bottom 
rates, and the chaiacler of the insurance they offer can 
beter he understood by careful examination ol the follow- 
ing list : London ifc Lancashire Insurance Co., England ;. 
Springfi-ld Fire and Marine Insurance Co., Springfield, 
Mass.; Phenix Insurance Co., New York ; Insurance Com- 
pany of North America. Philadelphia : New Hampshire 
Insurance Co , Manchester ; Granite State Insurance Co., 
Portsmouth ; Portsmouth Fire Association, Portsmouth ; 
Home Manufacturt rs and Traders Mutual, Concord ; State 
Mutual Insurance Co.. Concord ; ^Etna Mutual Insurance 
C '., Concord ; American Manufacturers Mutual Insurance 
Co., Concord ; Concord Mutual, Concord (pays 15 per 
cent dividends on expiring policies) ; Manufacturers and 
Merchants Mutual Insurance Co., Concord (pays dividends 
20 per cent on one year, 25 per cent on three years, 40 per 
cent on four years, and 50 per cent on five year policies) • 
commercial Union Assurance Co., England ; Queen Insu- 
rance Co., England ; Liberty Insurance Co.. New York ;: 
Mechanics and Traders Insurance Co., New Orleans ;. 
Guardian, London ; Travelers Life and Accident Insurance- 
Co., Hartford ; Hartford Steam Boiler Insurance Co., 
Hartford. 



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REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF KEENE. 




DEALER IN 



BLANKETS, ROBES. \VHIPS, ETC., 



13 to ai "Xremon Street, 



X^eexxe, I>J. !EX. 



Mr. F. H. Baldwin is entitled to a prominent position among the leading business men in this 
■city. He is a wholesale and retail dealer in wagons, carriages, sleighs, harnesses, blankets, robes, 
■whips, etc. As may be imagined, he is a very busy man, but he is always ready to give prompt and 
courteous attention to callers, and is very popular personally throughout this vicinity. Mr. Baldwin 
is a New Hampshire man by birth. He founded his present establishment in 1889, and enjoys an 
extensive trade in all departments of his business, as he furnishes nothing but dependable goods and 
quotes uniformly reasonable prices. The premises occupied by Mr. Baldwin are located at Nob. 15 
to 21 Vernon street, comprising a wareroom covering an area of 2400 square feet, and two storage 
rooms 30X50 feet in dimensions, and one 30X40 feet in size. Competent assistants are constantly 
-employed, and those wishing to secure first-class articles in any of the above named lines, would do 
"^vell to give Mr. Baldwin an early call, as he is prepared to offer decided bargains in every depart- 
anent, wliile his facilities are so extensive that the heaviest orders can be filled at very short notice. 



REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF KEENE. 



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J. A. FRENCH, PHOTOGRAPHER, 

Ami Publisher of a large line of Local and other Views of Choice Scenery, 

BRID&MAN'S BLOCK, KlKKlSrE, N. H. 



Commenced business in Kichard's Block, 1861, under the firm naaie of French it Sawyer. Gallery and contents destroyed by fire. 1864:- 
Established again in business in Bridgman's new block. 186b. In 18ri, bonght the interest of his partner. D. H. Sawyer. In 1879, O. P. Basion^ 
an artist of long experience, began his services in Mr. French's studio and is still in his employ. In 1882, began the new process of working the- 
dry plate, instantaneous photographs, and which at the present time is the only true method of making portraits and views. Mr. French has been. 
a successful photographer, and one of three men of Keene who have been doing business in the same place for more than a quarter of a century. 
In 1890. he published a very neat and much desired souvenir of Keene, containing 60 views with historical sketch. Orders for them have been 
received from all parts of the U. S. He has made pictures to illustrate several of the town histories of Cheshire county, and many of the views in 
this work were made by him, His sign has been on C. Bridgman's block for the past 25 years. He is now taking fine pictures of all sizes of ihe- 
children and grand-children of his former patrons. Any and all who are w ishing pictures of themselves, or wish to select views of choice scenery, 
will make no mistake in visiting this large and well-known studio, four doors south of City Hall, Bridgman's block. In the making of views' he 
has had large experience, having produced them in six diflerent states and in over fifty towns and cities, as shown by his catalogue. In the taking: 
of pictures of small children Mr. French is not excelled, as he has an original way of quieting and interesting the little ones. His talent has been 
acknowledged by llie New York Daily Graphic, since he received the appointment of special photographer for that paper in this section. He was 
also class photographer for graduating class of 1881 and 1882 of Cushing Academy, Ashburnham, Mass. His reception parlor is open to the public^ 
and is a pleasant place to spend a half hour or so, for there displayed will be found specimens of portraiture of celebrities, and views of scenery 
which are not excelled. Mr. French is a hard working artist, having labored in his profession over 30 years to attain the reputation which his- 
work justly merits. His pictures may be found in China. Australia, Paris, Leipsic, and we might say in very many localities in foreign lands, as- 
well as in our own country. During the past 25 years he has ]mblished a large assortment of views bearing bis imprint, which have found places- 
in many households in this and other countries. The secret of his success is that he devotes bis pergonal attention to the details of his bunness» 
and aims to please his many patrons, giving them a lull equivalent for their money. He believer in doing his work when promised and in a ^y^te- 
matic way. using only the best of niaieriul and producing pictures at prices as low as first-class work can be done for. Mr. French has. by the 
skill and care he displays with his subjects, and the rare beauty he places upon his work, stamped his productions as tbe finest to be procured 
in the city of Keene. He owns a Oxy-Hydrogen Stereopticon of high power; manufactures Slide Transparencies and illustrates lectures whea 
desired. He is also class photographer of the Vermont Academy, Saxton's River, Vt. 



ELLIS BROTHERS, Florists and Seedsmen, 
Cut Flowers aud Floral Work Furnished to Order, 203 
Winchester Street, Keene, N. H. — The business cairied 
on under the style of Ellis Brothers by Mr. Marcus Ellis, 
■was founded in 1878, and has been under the sole control 
of the present proprietor since 18S7. Mr. Ellis was born 
in Vermont, has served a year in the Keene Ciiy Council, 
and is well-known not only in this section but among flor- 
ists and flower lovers, and vegetable gardeners throughout 
the country, or rather the firm with which he is identified 
is thus widely known, for Ellis Brothers have many cus 
tomers in every State and territory, and send out more green- 
house plants than any other firm in New England. Their 
flower teeds have a national reputation, the collections 
being particularly well and f.ivorably known as they are 
decidedly the moat popular twenty five cent packets sold 
in the United States. Their popularity is due entirely to 
intrinsic merit, for Messrs. Ellis Brothers do not seek to 
gain trade by offering chromos or pictures of any kind but 
put all the value into the seeds themselves, feeling confi- 
dent that such a policy is endorsed by the most intelligent 
buyers These packets were first placed upon the market 
in 18T6, and were so manifestly superior to any that had 
preceded them at the same popular price, that they scored 
a prompt success which has been repeated every succeed- 
ing year, the result being that no other firm in the country 
sells so many twenty five cent packets annually. The 
opinion of purchasers is expressed in the following testi- 
monial, taken almost at random from many received ; 
"Messrs. Ellis Brothers : If your catalogue is ready please 
send it along, for 1 want to be getting a club. Last year I 
had your collection packets of asters, pansiesanddianlhus. 
They were the finest I ever had ; in fact the fintst about 
here. One of my neighbors tried a packet from another 
seedsman, for which was offered a premium for the largest 
pansy grown. lie afterwards saw one of mine that 
measured nearly three inches across and asked me to 
get his pansy seed for him this year, as mine were much 
the finest with ordinary culture. Mhs. F. P. Libby." 
The floral department of the business is of course more 
limited in its scope than the seed department, but still 
goods are shipped to quite distant points, the firm solicit- 
ing orders from all parties living not over two days' journey 
by rail, and packing cut flowers, emblems, etc., so care- 
fully and skillfully that they teach the purchaser in thor- 
oughly sat sfactory condition. Seasonable choice cut 
flowers can be furnished in practically any desired quanti- 



ties at very short notice, to^'ether with table, house and 
church decorations, artistic, appropriate and novel designs- 
for weddings, balls and parties, funeral emblems, and in 
short, designs espi cially adapted to any of the almost 
innumerable uses to which flowers are now put. Messrs. 
Ellis Brotliers have ihe best of mechanical facilities, carry 
a very large and v ried stock of flowers, empio}' skillid 
assistants, and have had such experience as to fully qualify 
tbem to place their work in competition with the very- 
best in the land. Orders are filled promptly, in the latest 
styles, and at reasonable prices, and a fairly comprehensive 
trial order will convince the mo.-t skeptical that Messrs. 
Ellis Brothers are prepared to furnish a service second to 
none in this country. 



D. W. GOODNOW, Insurance Agent, Lane's 
Block, Keene, N. H.— It is comparatively easy to decide 
as to the placing of fire insurance, for all the leading fire 
companies offer practically equal advantages and the ques- 
tion to be considered is one of convenience rather than of 
cost or of security, but when a lile policy is to be taken 
out the situation is essentially different, and amid the con- 
flicting claims ol the many competing companies it is very 
diflicult for one who has given the matter no special study 
to decide which is most worthy of patronage. The writer, 
in common with thousands of others all over the country^ 
thinks that the Mutual Life Insurance Company, of New 
York, offers the most efficient, reliable, convenient and 
economical service, for this company is certainly Ihe old- 
est and largest, and in the opinion of many experts and 
the general public, is also the safest and the best. Nearly 
$;iOO,000,000 have been paid to policy holders since 1843^ 
and old as the company is it is fully up to the times, and 
ill fact, is the leader in devising and issuing new and lib- 
eral policies. Mr. D. W. Goodnow represents the com- 
pany in Keene and vicinity, and to him we would refer 
such of our readers as wish detailed and authoritative 
information concerning its plans, methods and resources, 
Mr. Goodnow being pleased to give all desired informa- 
tion, upon application in person or by mail. His office 
is in Lane's Block, west side of Central Square. He is a 
native of Sullivan, N. H., and during 1889 and 1890 was 
engaged in the general insurance business in this city, as a 
member of the firm of Goodnow & Sawyer, but since the 
beginning of the current year has made a specially of rep- 
resenting the Mutual Life, of New York. 



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REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF KEENE. 



DON I. PETTS, Clothier, Platter and Furnisher, 
19 Koxbury Street^ Keene, N. H. — There are a number of 
gi)od reasons why the clothing house conducted by Mr. 
X)i>n I. Petts should be one of the most popular establish- 
menls of the kind in Keene, but they may all be summed 
■up in a very few words — patrons are assured of getting 
full value for every penny expended. Tliis clothing house 
is located at No. 19 Roxbury street, and opportunity is 
afforded to carry an extensive stock, for the premises made 
■use of have a total area of 1200 square feet. Whether this 
opportunity is fully accepted or not can best be seen by a 
visit to the store, and the time so spent will by no means 
be lost, for everybody must have clothing, and everybody 
must consequently be directly interested in an establish- 
ment where a full line of dependable, fashionable and sea- 
sonable goods is always to be fouud, and where positively 
the lowest market rates are quoted at all times. The pro- 
prietor, Mr. D. I. Petts, is a native of Keene, and is inti- 
mately acquainted with everj' detail of the business, to 
which he gives close personal supervision, sparing no 
pains to keep the service at the very highest standard of 
elticiency. Competent assistants are employed, and uni- 
formly courteous and careful attention is given to every 
caller, while every representation made will be found to 
be strictly in accordance with the facts, for the principle 
of the management is to sell goods entirely on their merits, 
and thus be sure of satisfying the most critical patrons. 
Clothing, hats, caps and furnishings may always be bought 
here at bottom figures, and the assortment is so varied that 
all tastes can surely be suited. Mr. Petts bought out the 
stock of Franklin & Swan, custom tailors, and added to 
liis already laige and complete stock. 

H. E. LAKE, Pianos and Organs, No. 13 
■Church Street, Keene, N. H. — There is no disguising the 
fact that fraud has come to be intimately associated with 
the sale of musical instruments in general and particularly 
of pianos and organs, and this being the case it is obvious 
that purchasers can not be too careful to place iheir orders 
with reputable and responsible dealers only, who are per- 
manently located and have a future interest in an instru- 
ment sold as to whether time shall prove it to be satisfac- 
tory or not, and which may not be the case with an agent 
who come3 along and sells whatever he can malie the most 
present profit on and then is gone never to be seen again 
in that section. The only safe way is to buy of a house 
you know to be honorable and well equipped, and cer- 
tainly no exceptions can be taken in either of these respects 
to the one conducted by Mr. H. E. Lake. This gentleman 
is a native of Sixton River, Vt., and started his present 
business in Keene in 18-2, and has had many years' expe- 
rience in the handling of pianos, organs, etc. Mr. Lake 
occupies a store located at No. 13 Church street, covering 
an area of some 900 square feet. A large stock of pianos, 
organs, music, and musical merchandise, is constantly 
carried, an extensive retail business being done, and abso- 
lut«ly bottom prices quoted, and we may add that every 
article sold is guaranteed to prove precisely as represented. 
Mr. Lake employs two competent assistants and gives very 
careful attention to the many details of his business and is 
deservedly popular among the many customers of this 
well-known es'ablishment. Goods are cheerfully shown 
at any time, all desired information being promptly given 
on application. 

GEO. W. RUSSELL, Wheelwright; Light and 
Heavy Wanons and Carts built to order; also Wheels and 
Wheel Stock; first class Repairing done in all its branches; 
Planing and Band Sawing; 56 Mechanic Street, Keene, 
N. H. — Although it is a comparatively easy matter to con- 
struct a " handsome " carriage or wagon by the liberal use 
of paint and varnish, still the old proverb bits the nail on 
the head when it says "handsome is that handsome does," 
and the finest appearing of vehicles is of but little value 
unless it has other and more practical qualities to recom- 



mend it. Strength, lightness, durability, style; all these 
qualities must be combined in a carriage before it can be 
considered as first class, and it is owing to his success in 
"striking" this combination that the productions of Mr. 
Geo. W. Russell have gained the high reputation they 
now enjoy. This gentleman is a native of Ridgeboro, Vt., 
and is well known throughout this city as a first-class 
wheelwright and light and heavy wagon and cart builder, 
also light and heavy repairing done. The enterprise now 
conducted by Mr. Russell was founded by him in 1873. 
The premises occupied are located at No. 56 Mechanic 
street, and cover an area of some 3,200 fquare feet, where 
the manufacture of light and heavy Wdgons and carts is 
carried on, as well as the wheelwright business, and first- 
cla.ss repairing in all its branches, planing and band saw- 
ing is done, and wheels and wheel stock are dealt in. Our 
space will not permit us to describe the many facilities 
observable at this well equipped establishment, and we 
can only say that they are of the best, and are operated 
by a twenty-horse power engine. Thoroughly capable 
and reliable workmen are constantly emploj'ed, thus ensur- 
ing the prompt execution of all work entrusted to this 
house. Mr. Russell is in & position to guarantee his work 
in all branches of his business, and can meet all competi- 
tion as regards prices or finish. Give him a call. 



CHESHIRE TANNING CO., F. L. Pitcher, 
agent, Keene, N. H. — Among those Keene industries 
which have done so much to make that city known as one 
of the most enterprising in New Hampshire that of tan- 
ning deserves prominent mention, for it has been carried 
on here to a greater or less extent for manj' years and the 
product is shipped to many widely distant points The 
Cheshire Tanning Company carry on one of the most 
extensive and best equipped tanneries in the State, and 
their product is worthy of the facilities employed, for it is 
not only very large in amount but is of high and uniform 
quality, and is r.egularly used by many successful manu- 
facturers of boots, shoes, and leather goods in general. 
The company was organized in 1885, but the business is 
of much earlier origin, having been established in 1873 by 
Messrs. Bigelow & Simons, Very spacious premises are 
utilized and an elaborate plant of improved machinery is 
made use of, power being afforded by a sixty-five horse 
engine and an eighty horse boiler. Emploj'ment is given 
to thirty-five assistants, and the business is under the 
direct management of Mr. F. L. Pitcher, who holds the 
position of agent, and gives the enterprise close and care- 
ful supervision. 

JOHN CARPENTER, dealer in Harness, 

Keene, N. H. — Mr.'Johu Carpenter is a native of Surrj', 
N. H., and has carried on the harness business since 1872, 
and was formerly of the firm of C. F. Holton & Co. His 
store is centrally located, and covers an area of 875 square 
feet, and here may be found a full line of harness goods. 
These are offered at the lowest market rates, and as care is 
taken to handle nothing that cannot be confidently guaran- 
teed to prove as represented, it would be diflicult to find a 
more advantageous place at which to trade. Mr. Carpen- 
ter is a retail harness maker, and is prepared to do custom 
work in a superior manner at short notice, and to fill 
orders for all kinds of repairing with neatness and dis- 
patch. Every order, large or small, is assured immediate 
and careful attention, and no fancy charges are made 
under any circumstances. He is agent for the Mica Axle 
Grease, which is considered the best article of the kind. 
Three competent assistants are employed, and we have no 
hesitation in guaranteeing satisfaction to those who may 
avail themselves of the inducements offered by Jlr. Carpen- 
ter, for his stock is first class in all respects, and all orders 
for making or repairing will be promptly executed in neat, 
durable and thoroughly satisfactory manner, and at exceed- 
ingly moderate prices. 



REPRESENTATIVE BUSlNESii MEN OF KEENE. 



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BULLARD & STOWELL, dealers in Beef, 
Pork, Mutton. Lard, Hams, Sausage, Fruit, Vegetables, 
Pickles, Canned Goods, Nuts, Spices, etc.. No. 3 Main 
Street, Keene, N. H. — This business was first started in 
1863 by Mr. George Jackson, in 1877 Mr. henry M. Dar- 
ling became proprietor, aud in 1891, he in turn sold to Mr. 
Ervin M. Bullard and Mr. Carl N. Stowell. They deal in 
beef, pork, mutton, lard, hams, sausage, fruit, vegetables, 
pickles, canned goods, nuts, spices, etc., doing a very 
large business both wholeiale and retail in character, and 
catering to all classes of trade. The store is conveniently 
located at No 2 Main street, and one is always sure to 
find here a large and varied stock of goods, and whether 
jou want the choicest cuts of beef or a few pounds of 
soup stock you are assured prompt and courteous atten- 
tion and will get just what you want at the lowest market 
rates. Employment is given to four competent assistants 
and orders can be filled at short notice at all times. 
These gentlemen sell goods strictly on their merits and 
-every article bought of them is guaranteed to prove as 
represented so Ihat the most inexperienced purchasers are 
sure of getting full vaUie at this well-managed store. The 
store occupied covers an area of 1800 square feet, enabling 
them to keep constantly on hand a large stuck of goods 
■which are always fresh and first class in every respect. 

GURNSEY BROS. & CO., Bakers and Cigar 
•dealers, Keene, N. H. — The establishment conducted by 
<xurnsey Bros. & Co., is well worthy of prominent and 
favorable mention, for the entire community are interested 
in an enterprise which has for its object the furnishing of 
nutritious and palatable bread, also all kinds of fancy 
biscuits, to the public at moderate rates, and this is just 
•what Messrs. Gurusey Bros. & Co. are prepared to do, as 
r& visit to their establishment, and a trial of their produc- 
tions, will prove to the satisfaction of the most skeptical. 
These gentlemen have been identified with their business 
since 1886, at which date thev succeeded Jlr. G. O. Hay- 
ward. They are well-known bakers and manufacturers 
■of the celebrated "Keene" common crackers besides 
other fancy crackers and biscuits. The bakery covers 
three floors, 328x40 feet in dimensions. The first floor is 
•devoted to the manufacture of crackers and shipping 
department, second for packing and storage, and the third 
for packing and storage. The capacity of the house is 
fifteen barrels of flour a day. The bakery is a model of 
cleanliness, and every department is conducted equally 
■with that of the other. The products of this house are 
■well known throughout the States of New Hampshire and 
Vermont, and give universal satisfaction, and cannot fail 
to satisfy the most fastidious. Employment is given to 
ten competent assistants and no pains is spared to produce 
first-class goods, the materials being carefully selected, 
and the various details being given close personal super- 
■vision by the proprietors, who are thus enabled to guaran- 
tee that their products shall prove just as represented. 
In addition to their manufacturing and wholesale business 
in bread, cake, crackers, etc., Messrs. Gurnsey Bros. & 
Co. deal extensively in cigars. Their entire stock is so 
frequently renewed as always to be fresh and tempting, 
while the prices quoted are exceedingly low. 

KEENE STEAM DYE HOUSE, A. W. Per- 
feins, Proprietor, Mechanic Street, Keene, N. H. — While 
the theory of dyeing Is very simple, the practice of it pre- 
sents so great a variety of difficulties that it requires no 
small degree of experience and ability to ensure satisfac- 
tory results. If anj' of our readers have ever used or tried 
to use. some of the various "household" dyes so widely 
advertised, they have reason to subscribe to the truth of 
the above statement, and to join with us in advising those 
who have anything they want dyed, to entrust the carry- 
ing out of the necessary operations to the hands of those 
■who make it their special business and have all their nec- 
essary facilities at their command. It is universally con- 




ceded that at the Keene Steam Dye House, the very finest 
work in the line of cleaning and dyeing, for since he suc- 
ceeded Mr. C. B. Perkins in business in 1880, no trouble 
has been spared to accomplish the most satisfactory 
results. Mr. Perkins is in a position to execute all orders 
at short notice. The most delicate and costly fabric can 
be cleansed and dyed without injury. Those wishing 
detailed information regarding prices, etc., will be cour- 
teously and intelligently answered on application at the 
above address. While particular attention is paid to 
doing work well, rather than cheaply, the magnitude of 
the business done and the completeness of the equipments, 
enables the proprietor to quote prices satisfactory to the 
most economical. Mr. A. W. Perkins is also extensively 
engaged in the manufacture of rubber stamps, which 
include all kinds of self-inking hand stamps, printing 
wheels, daters, initial ink pads, stamp racks, stencils, etc. 
For full particulars, or catalogue of which, address A. W. 
Perkins, Keene, N. H. 

ALBERT E. FISH, manufacturer of Door and 

Window Screens, Sliding Screens a Specialty, Factory 
Vernon Street, Keene, N. H. — A few 
testimonials of those that use my screens: 
S. E. Currier, Beal Estate and Insur- 
ance, No. 303 Washington Street, Bos- 
ton, Mass., No. 3U Medford Street, 
Somerville, Mass. " I wish to say that 
the screens which you have put into my 
oflSce and house at Somerville, are very 
satisfactory in every respect, and your 
house de.serves patronage and will com- 
mand success." 

Frederic Faulkner, Woolen Manufact- 
urer, Lowell, Mass. " The screens you 
furnished for my house are very satisfactory." 

Chas. H. Conant, Counsellor at Law. Lowell, Mass., 
says: " Your screens have been put in by your men in a 
very satisfactory manner. Your contract in reference 
thereto has been fulfilled to the letter in every particular, 
I shall recommend your screens whenever I have an 
opportunity." 

CHASE & RICHARDS, dealers in Clothing. 
Hats, Caps, and Gents' Furnishing Goods, Buffum's Block, 
directly opposite the Cheshire House, Keene, N. H.— 
Messrs. Chase & Richards have been engaged in business 
in this city for eleven years. The former is a native of 
Charlestown, N. H., the latter was born and brought up 
in Keene. When these gentlemen associated themselves 
as a firm and chose Keene as the locality for their business 
enterprise, they showed both wisdom aud farsightedness. 
The house established by them in 1879, soon became pop- 
ular in this city and vicinity, and with each year the cus- 
tom has increased, and with it, the prosperity of Its pro- 
prietors. Jfessrs. Chase & Richards do a purely retail 
business as clothiers and custom tailors. They have a fine 
stock of ready made clothing of the h ading materials and 
styles for men and boys, and they emploj' skillful tailors, 
who make clothes to order at short notice. It is undoubt- 
edly more satisfactory to wear custom-made clothing, but 
many persons find that ready-made articles are brought to 
such a state of perfection in these days, that such gar- 
ments not only tit well but do good service and are less 
expensive. However this may be, we would advise our 
readers, if they can afford it, to give a custom order to 
Messrs. Chase & Richards, and find out if the outlay is 
not profitably invested. The premises occupied by this 
house are situated In Buffum's block, directly opposite the 
Cheshire House. Two floors of 33x80 feet are used, 
which are attractively and especially fitted up for their 
trade. Employment is given to sixteen assistants, who 
are kept busy In the different departments. Gentlemen 
will find here the finest selection and the largest stock in 
Cheshire county in clothing, hats, caps and gents' furnish- 
ing goods. 



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but also courteously aud special pains tHken to deliver 
orders with perfect accuracy to any part of the city free of 
charge. Mr. Wyman is a native of Keene, and is well 
known in social, as well as business circles of this city, hfr 
having been twenty-five years in this business. 



J. & F. FRENCH, manufacturers and dealers 
in Carriages and Sleighs, Church Street, Keene, N. H — 
During the forty- nine years that the above named firm 
have carried on the minufacture of carriages and sleighs 
in Keene, their work has becDme so thoroughly and favor- 
ably known to the residents of this vicinity that nothing 
we can say concerning it will be new to them, but as this 
book will circulate widely in other sections of the State, 
we take pleasure in making the most favorable mention 
possible of their productioas, in the hope of inducing some 
who are in want of a strictly reliable vehicle to investigate 
the advantages they offer. This establishment, which is 
the oldest of its kind in this city, was founded in 1841, by 
Messrs. J. & P. French. Since the death of Mr. French, 
which occurred in 1887, Mr. C. A. Jones, the present able 
proprietor, has continued the business under the old firm 
name. Jlr. .Jones was formerly connected with Mr. 
French, and is a gentleman thoroughly conversant with 
every branch of the business. He has had a long experi- 
ence in his line of business, and gives careful personal 
supervision to affairs, allowing no imperfect work to leave 
the establishment with his knowledge. The premises 
occupied are located on Church street, comprising five 
buildings besides a blacksmith shop, equipped throughout 
with all modern facilities. Carriages and sleighs of all 
kinds are manufactured and dealt in, and are offered at the 
.lowest rates consi-^tent with the use of suitable material, 
and the employment of skilled workmen. Orders are 
filled at remarkably short notice, very e.vtensive facilities 
being available. This firm also does an extensive repair- 
ing business in all its branches. A fine assortment of car- 
riages and sleighs is carried in stock, and those wishing 
anything in this line would do well to give Mr. Jones a 
call before placing orders elsewhere, as we are sure that 
their interests will be greatly advanced by so doing. 

C. W. WYMAN, wholesale and retail dealer in 
Meats, Provisions, Produce, Fruits, etc., 31 Roxbury 
Street, Keene. N. H — It is hardly necessary to remind our 
readers that there is a great variety of articles included 
under the head of meats, provisions, etc , and that the 
concern dealing in such articles must carr}' an extensive 
stock if it is to be prepared to fill all orders entrusted to it, 
promptly and satisfactorily. Certainly the stock to be 
found at the establishment of Mr. C. W. Wyman, at No 
SI Roxbury street, Keene, N. II., would seem to be suffi- 
ciently large to allow of all commissions being executed 
without delay, and a further inspection shows it to be as 
varied as it is large, and in short, just such an assortment 
as it would naturally seem that a man of Mr. Wyman's 
experience and ability would choose. He has built up an 
extensive wholesale and retail trade, as his prices are inva- 
riably as low as the market will permit, and the quality of 
the goods handled is unsurpassed. The premises made 
use of cover an area of 1,500 square feet. This space is 
fully taken advantage of, and the large and varied stock 
constantly carried includes meats of all kinds, also provis- 
ions, produce, fruits, etc. Employment is given to four 
assistants and all customers are served not only promptly, 



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PUTNEY & 
WATKINS, Livery, 
Feed and Sale Sta- 
ble, rear of City Ho- 
tel, Keene, N. H — 
Keene is so noted 
for its beautiful 
scenery and the ex- 
cellence of its roads, 
that there is no need 
of our calling atten- 
tion to either of 
these facts in order to point out how enjoyable a drive ia 
the vicinity of Keene must be. Few of her residents are 
unfamiliar witli the pleasure of carriage riding, but many 
of them allow year after year to go by without indulging 
in amusements of this kind because " they really liaven't 
the time." There can be but one answer to this plea. If 
you haven't time, make it ; you will find it worth your 
while. Nobody can afford the time to be sick, yet many- 
are found to waste weeks on account of illness, when 
more out-door recreation would have preserved their 
health and made them more successful than ever in busi- 
ness. It is by no means necessary to own a team in order 
to enjoy driving, for there are livery stables in abundance in 
this vicinity, some good, some bad, and some indifferent. 
Clearly belonging to the first class is the one carried on by 
Messrs. Putney & Watkins, for everything in and about 
. the premises seems to indicate first-class accommodations, 
and those who have made trial of the turnouts furnished 
here speak in the warmest terms of the enterprise and lib- 
erality of the management. Mr. N. Putney is a native of 
Fitzwilliams, N. H., and Mr Albert Watkins of Walpole, 
N. H. They began operations in Keene, in 1889, and now 
occupy the stable rear of City Hoi el. The premises afford 
accommodations for fifty horses, being 100x75 feet in 
dimensions and having a large loft for storing hay. 
Employment is given to four competent and reliable assist- 
ants. An extensive livery, feed and sale business is done, 
and stylish teams are furnished at short notice, and no- 
pains will be spared to fully maintain the exceptional rep- 
utation now held by this establishment. 

BOSTON 5 AND 10 CENT STORE, Provon- 
chee & Co., Proprietors, 32 and 24 Main Street, Keene, N. 
H. — Keene's " Boston 5 and 10 Cent Store." is one that 
fully deserves its name, for after a thorough inspection of 
its stock and prices and a comparison of l;hem with those 
of Bailey (who conducts what is by far the most extensive 
establishment of the kind in Boston or New England). 
We are prepared to assert that the comparison is by no- 
means entirely in favor of the Metropolitan enterprise. 
Of course it would be absurd to intimate that our Keene 
store contained so heavy a stock, but it is a fact that ia 
those lines that are carried by it, it offers full.y as great 
inducements to buyers as Mr. Bailey ever did. The " Bos- 
ton 5 and 10 Cent Store.'' was founded in 1887, by Messrs. 
Provonchee & Co. Both of the members of this firm are 
natives of New Hampshire, aud possessed of that lil)eral 
enterprise and readiness to take advantage of any pecu- 
liarity of the market without which great success in such a 
business as they are engaged in is impossible. The prem- 
ises occupied are located at Nos. 23 and 24 Main Street, 
and comprise one floor and basement, each covering an 
area of 1,500 square feet, and a really tremendous stock of 
crockery, glass, etc , in short all that endless array of 
articles carried in a store of this kind, is on hand and sold 
at wholesale and retail. Employment is afforded to four 
active and polite assistants and any article in stock will be 
promptly and cheerfully shown. 



REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF KEENE. 



if» 



C. H. CLARK, 



KEENE, N. H., 



DEALER IN 



Paints, Oils \ Vafnislies 

CARRIAGE, 
HOUSE AND SIGN PAINTING, 

Natural and Hardwood Finishing. 

Give me a call before making contracts. 

Competent Workmen. Keasonable Prices. 

■Carriage shop 95 Cross street, 

Store 36 Main street, under Bakery. 

Telephone 22-4. 

KEENE STEAM LAUNDRY,, J. A. Toof, 

Proprietor, 56 Cljurch Street, Keene, N. H— No more 
pirfect sign of advanced civilization could be given tlian 
tbat offered liy a modern steam laundry, for its presence 
in a community shows first, that cleanlinfss prevails; and 
second, that the people have learned to avoid one fruitful 
cause of domestic trouble. There is really no more reason 
why washing should be done at home, than there is why 
our shoes should be made at home, or any other operalion 
performed that can be more easily and cheaply al tended 
to outside. Some of our readers may take exception lo 
the 'cheap" clause in that sentence, and say that it is 
not justified by the facts, but if they will go to ihe trouble 
of estimating all the drawbacks consequent upon domestic 
washing— the extra fuel burned, the time occupied, the 
space taken up, the risks run, the constant and exasperat 
Ing trials to strength and patience experienced, — we think 
that they will find on comparison that we are not fo far 
wrong after all ; and then the results attained ! Look at 
the work turned out in tlie ordinary course of business by 
the Keene Steam Lanndry. and see how it compares with 
the best that can be done at home. Is it not superior '? 
Everj' facility is at hand, skilled labor employed, constant 
supervision exercised — is it any wonder that the results 
are more satisfactory ? The Keene Steam Laundry has 
been under the management of Mr. .J. A. Toof since 1887, 
and is located at No. 56 Church street, and comprises 
spacious premises, 2500 square feet in dimensions, which 
are fully equipped with all modern conveniences, operated 
by an eight-horse power engine and fifteen horse power 
boiler. Mr. Toof, the proprietor of the Keene Steam 
Laundry is a native of Canada, he employs eleven efficient 
assistants, and spares no pains to serve the public in the 
best manner possible, and as a result, a very large business 
has been established which shows every sign of a continu- 
ous and pronounced increase. 



G. WARDWELL & CO., wholesale and retail) 
dealers in Wall Paper ; wilh H. E Fay, Clark's Blnclj,- 
Keer e. N. H. — It is an undouliled fact that sucli an im- 
portant tnide centre in this part of the country as Keene ■ 
should be supplied with houses engaged in all Jhe promi- 
nent branches of business. Perhaps few towns of its >ize.- 
are as well off in this particular as Keene, not ou'y on 
account of the number of business enterprises suecesslully 
carried in her midst, but for the superior excellence which 
is manifest in a great many of them. Forming one ol lljis 
class of houses, and maintaining a prominent |lOsi1io^^ 
among the business Interests of the city, is the ffirm of G. 
Wardwell & Co., wholesale and retail dealers in wall' 
pappr. window shades, lOom mouldings, picture hooks, 
etc. There is fashion in wall papers as in mofrt othn ' 
things, but the dictates of fashion are not always in the 
best taste and they soon change. Therefore in choosing 
an important article like wall paper, it is well to apply to- 
persons who are thoroughly experienced in handling it,. 
and we take pleasure in recommending as such Mes>ys. G. 
Wardwell & Co , who have been established in this city 
since 1887. Their store is situated in Clark's block, and ' 
occupies two floors, each measuring '25x25 fee?. It is - 
well stocked with the newest patterns of modern, artistic 
wall piper, the patterns and coloring of which will be 
found in many instances to be exceedingly beautiful. The- 
merahers of the firm are both natives of this Slate, and'! 
Mr. Wardwell has spent twenty-four years in the wallJ 
paper business, spending the first seven years in Albany, 
N. Y., and the last seventeen wilh James S Warren and' 
his varioui partners in New York, and is thoroughly con- 
versant wilh all the details of manufacturing a 1 kinds ofi? 
paper, from a white blank to the finest hand made goods.. 
Mr. Fay, who is a member of this firm has in conneclioitv 
with bis jewelry business had the management and per- 
sonal supervision of his busii'ess ever since it was firste 
established, and we feel assured that all dealings with.' 
these gentlemen cannot but be perfectly satisfactory, andj 
an inspection of their stock will repay the time spent OBa 
it. Two assistants are employed in this establishment^ 
who are uniformly courteous to all customers. 



H. E. FAY, dealer in Clocks, Watches, Spec- 
tacles, Jewelry, etc., etc.; Fine Watch Repairing a Spe- 
cialty ; Clarke's Block, Keene, N. H. — Mr. H. E. Fay is a.> 
native of East Alstead, N. H., but during the many years* 
that he has been engaged in active business in Keene he*- 
has become so thoroughly identified with the development"- 
of that community and its mercantile affairs, as to have^ 
become as truly representative a citizen as would have; 
been possible had he been born here. He founded his*- 
present business in 1879, and it has long been regarded »s» 
among the leaders in its special line. Mr. Fay is one of" 
the most generally known of our local merchants. Hia*- 
store is located in Clarke's block, and has an area of 4.505- 
square feet, it containing a very complete stock of clocks,, 
watches, spectacles, silver ware, opera glasses, gold pens- 
and pen' ils, fountain pens, jewelry, etc., etc., comprising^: 
the productions of the most reputable manufacturers andJ 
including the very latest fashionable novelties. Mr. Fay 
employs two competent assistants, and quotes moderate 
prices on all his goods, and as they are in every instance- 
guaranteed to prove just as represented, it is natural that 
his store should be one of the most popular in the city.. 
Mr. Fay is agent for the justly celebrated Rockford watch, 
and we find it a great favorite with Ihose who have ever* 
carried one. He also has a complete line of silver plated^ 
ware and rolled stock plated vest chains made to his- 
order and stamped with his own name on each article, and^ 
no better goods than these can be found for the price, 
every one being fully warranted. Those of our readers- 
who have valuable watches needing repair, should entrust 
them to Mr. H. E. Fay as he makes a specialty of fina 
watch repairing in all its branches. 



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REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF KEBNE. 



^VM. G. HALL, 



DEALER IN 



prii ^oprlfi, 4li ^iiicu ^podfi and ^inall llJarefi 

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL 

KID GLOVES AND CORSETS, SPECIALTIES. 

A(jcHi for Unttet'lck's Patterns and Hairs Bazar Dress Forms. 
Ladies' Exchange, Colonj^'s Block, Keene, ZST. H. 



The enterprise carried on by Mr. Win. (i. Hall was started by bim in 1880, having Ijeen conducted 
under his ;ii)le management for the past ten years. The premises occupied are located in Colony's Block, 
and are popularly known as the Ladles' Exchange. This establishment comprises two floors, each covering 
an area 1440 square feet, there being a most carefully chosen stock carried, comprising drj' goods, fancy 
goods, small wares, kid gloves, corsets, etc, Mr. Hall is also agent for Butterick's patterns and Hall's Bazar 
Dress Porms. He has built up a steadily increasing trade, both w^holesale and retail in character, for dis- 
criminating purchasers are quick to recognize genuine inducements, and it Is very generally understood iu 
this community that he offers advantages at least as great as any to be had elsewhere in this section. All 
goods are fully guaranteed to prove as represented, the stock always contains the latest fashionable nov- 
elties, and as five efficient assistants are employed, callers may depend upon receiving immediate and polite 
attention. Mr. Hall is a native of Westminster, Vermont. He is well known throughout Keene and vicin- 
ity, for he Is a careful buyer, and quotes the lowest market rates In every department of his store. 



M. V. WRIGHT, M.D., D.D.S., Dentistry, 
over Chase & Richards, Keeue, N. H. — There are three 
stock excuses for not having the teeth properly attended 
to when they show sigQS of decay, — first, "I can't spare 
the time"; second,"! can't afford it"; third, (which is 
generally the real reason for neglect) " I am afraid of the 
pain." As for the first, it is no e.xcuse at all, for a person 
who can't spare the time to have his teeth put in order 
may as well asssrt that he hasn't time to breathe or to do 
anything else essential to the preservation of health, for if 
Anything is sure it is that defective teetli seriously affect 
■the general health, and this fact disposes of the second 
excuse, for it one can't afford to pay out a few dollars to 
assure the maintenance of his health he can't ailord to 
live. As for the third and most honest excuse, we confess 
a sincere sympathy for those who advance it, for we have 
^'been there ourselves," and have when suffering from an 
aching molar debated the question " whelher 'twere better 
to suffer the ills we have than fly to others that we know 
not of." But the result of our experience at that time 
•was to convince us that nowadays fear of pain from dental 
operations is almost entirely groundless, and this judgment 
has been confirmed by subsequent observation. Improved 
anaesthetics, improved appliances and improved methods 
of operations have robbed dentistry of all its former ter- 
rors, and provided care be taken to visit a thoroughly 
•competent practitioner equipped with the latest apparatus 
and versed in the most approved methods of procedure, 
not one operation in a dozen will involve the slightest 
pain. In this connection we take pleasure in directing 
attention to the nature of the service offered by Dr. M. V. 
Wright, for this gentleman has the experience and the 
mechanical facilities to enable him to carry on operations 
to the best possible advantage, He is a graduate of the 
denial department of the University of Maryland in Balti- 
more, and began practice in Keene in 1889, and has 
already established an enviable reputation throughout this 



vicinity as a gentle, skillful and thorough dentist, who is 
moderate in his, charges, considerate to his patients and 
thoroughly trustworthy in every respect. His office is 
located over Chase & Richards in the Buffum Block, and 
callers are assured prompt and courteous attention. 



A. W. DAVIS, Restaurant, and dealer in 
Confectionery, Ice Cream, Fruits, Cigars and Tobacco, 
No. 13 Roxbury Street, Keene, N. H. — People who are 
fond of confectionery, like to know where and how it is 
made, and to feel sure they are not eating poisons in attract- 
ive guise An establishment which makes a specially of 
minufacturing this delicacy and to which we beg to call our 
reader's attention, was founded in 1886 by Frank Jones. 
He carried it on for two years when Mr. C. A. Fadesch 
succeeded Mr Jones. The present proprietor, A. W. 
Davis suiceciled to the business in 1891. Mr. Davis ia an 
expert in the making of fine confectionery of all varieties. 
At his establishment may be seen attractively displayed, 
all the choice grades of delicate candies, as well as the 
more simple, hoinemade kinds. It is hardly necessary to 
say that the materials used in their manufacture are of the 
best, and no deleterious article of anj' kind is allowed for 
flavoring, coloring or ingredient. Mr. Davis does both a 
wholesale and retail business. Besides the confectionery 
department he keeps a selected stock of cigars and tobacco 
on hand. The store is situated at 13 Roxbury street, and 
is of 20x40 feet dimensions. This is used entirely as a 
salesroom, the manufacturing being done in the basement. 
Mr. Davis is a native of Keene and is already well known 
throughout this locality. He has an efHcient assistant b.ut 
gives liis personal attention to every detail of the business. 
The store is well patronized and custom is constantly 
increasing. In connection he keeps a large and first class 
restaurant, serving meals at all hours, also by the day or 
week as parties may desire. 



RBPBB8ENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF EEENE. 



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M. AEMSTRONG, 



DEALER IN 



Stoves, Ranges, Hot Water and Steam Heating Apparatus, 

GAS FIXTURES AND MILL SUPPLIES OF ALL KINIJS. 

Plumbers' Materials and Plumbing a Specialty. 
lEstimates cliccrriill) given. CiXY MOXEL BLOCK, KE^ENK, N. H. 



"THE KEENE HARNESS," Wilkinson & 
McGregor, wholesale Harness Manufacturers, Factory and 
Salesroom, 39 Main Street, Keene, N. H. — More than 
thirty five years have elapsed since the business now car- 
ried on by Messrs. Wilkinson & McGregor was founded, 
and the management of it cannot possibly be given higher 
praise than is embodied in the simple statement th;it the 
goods produced have gained in popularity every year. 
'• The Keene Harness," made by this representative firm 
needs no eulogy in these columns for it is not only very 
widely known but is generally accepted by the most expe- 
rienced buyers as the best value in harness now on the 
market. It is made in many stj-les each of which is spe- 
cially adapted to certain uses and all of which combined 
form a line exceptionilly complete and covering about all 
the uses to which harness is put. Operations were begun 
in 1855 by Mr. S. S Wilkinson, and Mr. I). McGregor 
was admitted to partnership in 1880, He is a native of 
Prince Edward's Island, and Mr. Wilkinson was born in 
New Hampshire, has held the office of quarlermaster gen- 
eral of the State, and has also served on the Keene board 
of aldermen. The firm are wholesale harness manufact- 
urers and dealers in bUnkets, robes, trunk", bags, whips, 
etc., utilizing spacious and well. arranged premises at No. 
39 \Iain street, comprising a factory occupying four fl )ors 
meisuring 40x80 feet; and warerooms occupying two 
fl')ors of the dimensions of 70x30 feet. The factory is 
fitted up with the most improved machinery, including a 
twenty-five-h )rse boiler and a fltteeu-hor-e engine, employ- 
ment is given to fifty assistants, and the firm are prepLired 
to fill the heaviest orders at very short notice. 

.lOHN M. DUFFY, dealer in Boots, Shoes and 
Rubbers, 33 Church Street, Keene, N. H. — No doubt there 
are maay of our readers who know perfectly well whit a 
" clean " stock is, but as there are probably some who do 
mt fully understand what is meant by that expression, we 
will stale that it means an assortment of fresh, seasonable 
golds, new and attractive in style, reliable in make and 
fully a lapted to meet the wants of the resiiients of the 
section in which it is located. Or if this explanation be 
not perfectly plain just visit the store of Mr .John M. 
Duffy, locited at No. 33 Cnurch street, and examine the 
assortment of borts, shoes and rubbers, to be found there, 
for this is a "clean" stock in the beU sense of the term, 
and does not contain one single item to make it otherwise. 
It is Derf-ictly natural that such should be the Cise, for 
Mr. DuGfy only begin business here in 1837, and every 
article cime direct from the manufacturer. All classes of 
trade are catered to, and shoes for working and for dress 
wear tn ly be purchased here to equal advantage. Ladies', 
gents', children's, and misses' goods are dealt in, and the 
lowest market rates are quoted on all the articles handled. 
Mr Duffy is a native of Keene, and is very well known 
throughout th^city. He gives personal attention to cus- 
tomers, and every caller is assured immediate and polite 
service. 



MISS I. G. KIRK, Millinery. Prices low and 

work first class. Nearly opposite Post Office, 23 Roxbury 
Street, Keene, N. U. — .Vn establishment which well rep- 
resents the enterprise and liberal methods of Keene's busi- 
ness, is that carried on by Miss I. G. Kirk. This under- 
taking was founded in 1800 by its present proprietress, 
who is fully prepared to give complete satisfaction to her 
pitrons. "This lady is a native of Springfield, Vt., and is 
very highly respecte I throughout Keene and vicinity. 
The premises occupied are located at No. 23 Roxbury 
street, nearly opposite post office. The stock on hand 
although of course varying with the season, is always well 
worthy of inspection, as it includes millinery of every 
description, and is sure to contain the latest fashionable 
novelties in those lines. Trimmed and untrimmed hats 
and bonnets are offered at the lowest market prices, while 
custom millinery work is very extensively done, orders 
being filled at remarkably short notice, competent and 
obliginif assistants being always on hand. This house is 
noted for the tastefulness. as well as for the general excel- 
lence of its order work, every effort being made to suit the 
article to the individual, and to combine fashion with 
appropriateness. Every lady can appreciate a really good 
milliner, one in whose judgment she has confidence, for 
as ■' we cannot see ourselves as others see us," and every- 
one should strive to look as well as her circumstances will 
allow, it is a great satisfaction to feel that there is one who 
will take an interest in you, and would not allow you to 
leave her store unless the goods obtained there were in 
every way suitable. Miss Kirk has already won the confi- 
dence of her patrons and her success is assured. 

MRS. L. A. ALEXANDER, manufacturer of 
and dealer in Hair Work of all kinds ; also Millinery and 
Fancy Goods ; No. 8 Winter Street, Keene, N. H. — If a 
vote were to be taken of our Keene business establish- 
ments, we are sure that the one carried on by Mrs. L. A. 
Alexander, at No. H Winter street would be among the 
leading favorites of the ladies. Mrs. Alexander is a native 
of Peterhoro, N. H., and started the enterprise referred to 
in 1867. She has always ma le it a point to keep faith with 
her customers, consequently the most cordial relations 
have been established, and it is everywhere agreed that no 
better endorsement of the dependable quality of an article 
need be wished than the fact of its being recommended by 
Mrs. Alexander. Her stock is an extensive one and con- 
sists of fashionable hair work, and fancy goods of all 
kinds, in.eluding the latest novelties, a choice selection 
being offered at very low prices. Dressing, cutting and 
curling ladies and children's hair can generally be attended 
to without annoying delay, as there are four competent 
assistants constantly employed. Goods will be cheerfully 
shown, and every opportunity will be given to callers to 
ascertain what is best suited to their needs, while no arti- 
cle is misrepresented in the slightest degree. Mrs. Alex- 
ander works hard to provide for her patrons, and certainly 
deserves the high degree of success which she has attained. 



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REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF KEENE. 



D. II. SAWYER, Fire, Life and Accident 
I siirance Agency, 38 Lane's Block, Keene, N. H.— It is 
of CDUrse perliclly natural that the public should prefer to 
place insurance through old established agencies, for 
although it is true that agencies assume no personal respon- 
sibility for the good faith of the companies for which they 
act, still, the mere fact that an agency has received public 
support for many years, argues thiit its managtnunl take 
pains to represent reliable and liberal coinpmiej only, and 
it is obviously for the interest of those in charge of an 
agency of long and honorable standing to neglect no fair 
means to protect the interests of their patrons, and thus 
ensure the steady continuance of the extensive patronage 
such an agency is almost sure to receive. Hence the wide 
and still extending popularity of the agency conducted by 
Mr. D. H. Sawj'er at No. 38 Lane's block, is very easy to 
understand, for this is one of the oldest in Ihis section of 
the State, having been founded in 1846 by the late George 
Tilden, who was succeeded in 1889 by Messrs. Goodnow 
& Sawyer, the latter assuming sole control in 1891. Mr. 
Sawyer is a native of Marlow, N. II., but has long resided 
in Keene, having served two years as councilman and eight 
years as water superintendent, and is almost universally 
known hereabouts in business and social circles. He rep- 
resents some of the strongest domestic and foreign fire, 
life and accident companies, and is prepared to place insu- 
rance to any amount on dwelling houses and furniture, 
merchandise, machintry, churches and school houses, and 
insurable property in general Life policies will be written 
in all the most desirable forms, also all lines of accident 
insurance, and the terms are in every instance as low as 
can be obtained in connection with equal secnrily. Mr. 
Sawyer represents the following leading companies : Hart- 
ford, ^tna. North British and Mercantile, Norwich Union, 
Massachusetts Mutual and Fire, American of New 
York, Underwriters Association, all fire companies, also 
the Standard Accident, Michigan, and the Employer's 
Liability Assurance Corporation, Limited, of London, 
England. 

DAVIS, WRIGHT & CO., dealers in Plumbers' 
Earthenware, Brass Plumbing Goods, Hot Water Heaters, 
Iron and Lead Pipe, Steam Heaters ; Plumbing and House 
Heating ; 49 Main Street, Keene, N. II. — As a sanitary 
measure for promoting health the plumbing trade undoubt- 
edly stands in the front rank of modem improvements. 
So many direful consequences have been proved to be the 
outcome of defictive work in this line that considerable 
attention has been called to the subject, and many of our 
prominent scientific men have been led to study it in 
detail. In this connection we desire to speak of the firm 
of Davis, Wright & Co. Founded in 1865 by Messrs. 
Wells & Davis, the house at once became an important 
factor in the development of the city. The name of the 
establishment has since been changed, first to Davis & 
Wright, and in 1881 to Davis, Wright & Co. The new 
members of the firm have in no way changed the policy of 
the house, which has always been to deal fairly and honor- 
ablj' with every one. They are prompt in their attention 
to all work entrusted to them, wliether it be llie plumbing 
and heating of a new building or repairing and general 
jobbing. They also do a large business as dealers in 
plumbers' supplies, such as brass and earthenware goods, 
hot water and steam heaters, iron and lead pipe,' etc., etc 
The premises occupied are situated at No. 49 Main street, 
where they occupy three floors of 65x3.5 feet dimensions, 
which are fitted up with every convenience for business 
purposes. The individual members of the firm are W. L. 
Davis, F. M. Davis and Yirgil A. Wright, They are prac- 
tical business men who keep pace with all the many 
improvements that have been introduced into their line of 
industry, and who believe in retaining the prominent posi- 
tion they occupy in the trade. Employment is given to a 
force of from ten to fifteen workmen, and all orders are 
attended to promptly and carefully. 



KEENE FIVE CENTS SAVINGS BANK, 
Keene, N. H.— Every man. and every woman, too, for 
that matter, should have a general knowledge of the prin- 
ciples governing banking, for it is to total lack of suchi 
knowledge that the origin of many speculative careers 
ending disastrously may be traced, and besides, such, 
knowledge will do more than any other one thing to show 
the unsotmdness of all theories of government or of social 
lile which are based on the assumption that the interests 
of capital are, and under present conditions, of necessity 
must be, opposed to thote of labor. An excellent way to 
gain a good idea of banking principles and methods is to- 
study a representative financial institulion, and no more 
truly representative one can be found in this State than the 
Keene Five Cents Savings Bank, which has the custody of 
millions of the people's money, and is justly regarded in 
financial and general business circles as a model institutioD. 
of its kind, unsurpassed even in New England, where 
savings banks have reached their highest development. 
A study of the bank's financial condition will serve to con- 
firm the feeling of confidence given by the standing of the 
officers and trustees, for there is a large guaraniy fund,, 
undivided earnings of very considerable amount, and not 
only are the funds of the institution safely invested, but 
the actual security is even larger than appears upon the 
surface, for the market value ot the securities exceeds the 
value as given upon the books by more than $40,000. 
Under such circumstances it is not surprising that both 
the number of depos tors and the total amount on deposit, 
should show a marked increase every year, and the popu- 
larity of the bank becomes even more readily understood 
when one vi-its the institution and notes the promptness- 
and courtesy displayed in its dealings with customers, the- 
service being more prompt indeed than at many a savings- 
bank doing a much smaller business. Evidences of good 
management are to be seen on every side and the follow- 
ing gentlemen have excellent reason to be proud of the 
showing made by the institution with which they are so- 
proTuinenlly identified ; C. T. Buffum, president ; Edward. 
Joslin, Elijah Boyden, vice presidents ; G. A Litchfield, 
secretary and treasurer ; trustees ; F. A. Perry, H. O. 
Coolidge, Clark F. Rowell. John Humphrey. Don H. 
Woodward. .Ino. W. Sturtevai t, John Q. Jones, John B. 
Fisk, Obadiah Sprague. Elbridge Clarke. F. E. Keyes,. 
Hiram Blake, Joseph B. Abbott, Geo C. Hubbard, Jas. 
H. Fisher. 



THE BURDETT CHAIR MFG. CO., manu- 
facturers of Biisket Seat Chairs, Filled in Splint, and Rat- 
tan, Keene, N. H. — This is a highlj- inventive and pro- 
gressive age, but it is not at all probable that it will bring 
forth an improvement upon what are known as " basket 
seat" chairs, for these are now practically perfect in the 
essentials of lightness, s'rength, comfort and durability, 
and although there maj' be some improvement in their 
minor details or in the shape of certain lines, the distinc- 
tive features of this clsss of furniture are fixed and unim- 
provable. We are assuming, of course, that the chairs are 
thoroughly well made from selected material, such, for 
instance, as are turned out by the Burdett Chair Mfg. Co., 
whose basket seat chairs, filled-in splint and rattan, are 
accepted as the standard wherever introduced. This busi- 
ness was founded in 1850 by Mr. F. Taylor, at Nelson, N. 
H., and was sold to Mr George L. Burdett and moved to 
Keene in 1872. The present company was organized in 
1888, and has a paid-in capital of .f30.000. The plant 
operated is elaborate, extensive and very efficient, enabling 
the company to fill the heaviest orders promptly, to quote 
the lowest market rates, ard to turn out goods of uniform 
excellence in the several grades. It comprises three spa- 
cious buildings, a thirty horse engine, a sixty horse boiler, 
and machinery of the most improved type. Employment 
is given to thirty-five operatives, and the product finds a 
ready sale throughout the country. 



REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF KEENE. 



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S. E. THAYER, Bakery and Restaurant, 33 
Central Square, Ball's Block, Keene, N. H. — The estab- 
lishment conducted by Jlr. 8. E Thayer, at No. 33 Cen- 
tral Sqmre, Ball's block, is one of the most spacious, best 
equipped and generally popular of the kind to be found in 
this city, and it is not at all surprising that Mr. Thayer 
should do a large and constantly growing business, for his 
goods are fully equal to the best, liis prices are low, and 
■every order is assured prompt and careful attention. He 
is a native of Belchertown, JIass., and has been identified 
■with his present enterprise since 1887, having succeeded 
M.iry Oliver at that dite. The premises now occupied at 
the iboife address comprise one floor and basement, e;ich 
having an area of 4,500 square feet, and at all times con- 
tains a large and desirable stock of fresh bread, cakes and 
pastry of all kinds. Mr. Thayer is prepired to furnish 
these goods in any desired quantity, for lie sells at boih 
wholesale and retail, and the employment of nine compe- 
tent assistants enable Ihe heaviest orders to be filled at 
vejy sli )i t notice. The restaurant connected with this 
•esta'ili-hment is conducted on first class principles, while 
Mr, Th lyer's experience in this line of busiuuss leads him 
to amicipale and meet the wants of his patrons in a 
prompt and satisfactory manner, a self-evident fact, judg- 
ing from the large number of people who are to be seen 
■daily at this restaurant. In connection with the restau- 
rant he also conducts a first class cigar store, where can be 
iound at all times a full line of the best cigars, tobacco, 
pipes, etc , on which he quotes the lowest market prices. 
The stock is always fresh and of the fine-.! selection. 

SPENCER & CO., Paints and Oils, Hardware, 
Iron and Steel, Sewer Pipe, Lime and Cement ; Old Co.'s 
Lehigh, Lackawanna, Franklin and Cumberland Coal ; 
Keene, N. H.— The firm name of Spencer & Co. is a very 
lamdiar one in Keene and vicinit}', for it has been borne 
for more than a quarter of a century by one of the leading 
houses in the hardware trade, it having been adopted in 
186i, and never altered, although three changes have 
taken place in the membership of the firm The business 
itself is of even earlier origin, having been establislied 
away back in 1830 by Messrs. Appleton & Elliot, who 
were succeeded in 1853 by Jfessrs. Elli"t & Kipley, the 
immediate predecessors ol Spencer & Co. The present 
proprietors are Mr. L N. Spencer, a native of Greenfield, 
.Mass,; Mr. H. H. Stone, a native of Newton, Mass.; and 
Mr. H. A. Woodward, who was born in Keene. The con- 
cern deal in hardware, iron and steel, paints and oils, etc., 
carrying a large and complete stock, and quoting bottom 
prices on goods of guaranteed qualitir. They also deal in 
sewer pipe, lime and cement, together with Old Co.'s 
Lehigh, Lackawanna, Franklin and Cumberland coal, fur- 
nishing these commodities in quantities to suit and at the 
lowest market rates. The delivery service is prompt and 
accurate and no trouble is spared to deliver orders at the 
time agreed upon, thereby obviating a fruitful cause of 
annoyance to consumers. 

NORMAN DENIO, dealer and manufacturer 
-of Harnesses, Gun Case.», Fish pole Cases, Ladies' Belt», 
Sample Cases, and Repairer of Trusses, 36 Ball's Block, 
Central Square, Keene, N. H. — Mr. Norman Denio con- 
•ducts an enterprise which demands prominent mention in 
these columns. This business Mr. Denio started in 1879 
in City Hotel block, where he remained until 1890, 
removing then to his present quarters in Ball's block. He 
was birn at Bomby, N. Y. The premi.ses made use of 
have an area of about 800 square feet, alTording ample 
room for his business, which is retail, as well as for a well 
appointed shop in which custom work and repairing are 
done in a superior manner at short notice. Mr. Denio 
employs three assistants for general repairing and manu- 
facturing of harnesses. He also makes a specialty of gun 
cases, fish pole cases, ladies' lielts, sample cases, and is 
also a rep lirer of trusses. Considi ring liis long experi- 



ence, it is hardly necessary to say that Mr. Denio is in a 
position to sell dependable goods as cheap as anybody can, 
and considering the enviable reputation of his enterprise, 
it seems almost superfluous lo add that every article 
bought at this establishment is sure to prove precisely as 
represented in every respect. 

S. S. QUINN & SON, dealers in Watches, 
Clocks. Jewelry, Spectacles, Eyeglasses, Silver Ware, 
Guns, Pistols, etc. ; Kepairing a Specialty ; No. 344 Court 
Street, Keene, N. H.— It is perlictly n.itural, of course, 
that buyers of jewelry .slioiild give the preference to old 
established hou-es when placing their orders, for it is 
obvious that great frauds are possible in the handling of 
such articles, and although the integrity of comparatively 
new concerns may not be questioned in the slightest 
desree, still such firms can certainly offer no greater 
advantages than can those of long standing, and the prob- 
ability is they offer less. Then again, a jeweler who has 
long carried on business in ime community, gets to know 
the tastes of the people so thoroughly that Lis stock con- 
tains few if any articles which will not be thought desira- 
ble, whereas a dealer who h is not had the opportunity to 
acquire this knowledge will of necessity encumber his 
premises with goods for which there is practically no 
demand. A good idea of what we mean by the first men- 
tioned stock may be gained by visiting the store of Messrs. 
S S. Quinn & Son, at 344 Court street, for these iientle- 
men carry a very large and varied assortment, and have a 
large experience. Tliis business was started by S. S. 
Quinn in 1874 In 1891 Mr. Don C. Quinn was aamitted, 
and the firm became S. S. Quinn & Son. The premises 
used occupy about 360 square feet. The sti ck comprises 
the very latest novelties in jewelry, clocks, watches, spec- 
tacles and eye-glasses. Custom work and repairing in all 
its branches are assured prompt and skillful attention at 
moderate charges. A specialty is made "f repairing fine 
watches and French clocks Mr. S. S Quinn is a native 
of Hadley, Mass. He is justice of the peace and was cap- 
tain of Company D, Fifth New Hampshire, in the late 
war. Mr. Don C. Quinn is a native of Keene, N. H. 
They carry on both wholesale and retail business, which is 
increasing rapid y. Telephone 104-2. 



W. F. HARRIS, dealer in Boots, Shoes and 
Rubbers. No. 34 Central Square, under Citizen's National 
Bank, Keene, N. H. — Despite the wise and knowing looks 
of many of those we have all met in shoe stores, those 
who hold a shoe up to the light, pinch it, pull it, wrinkle 
it and do about everything but tiste it, there is actually 
but one unfailing way in which to establish the good or 
bad qualities of an article ol this kind, and that is by the 
test ol practical service. Most inferior stock can be made 
to look all right iu the eyes of one no more expert than 
the average retail buyer, and undoubtedly the wisest 
course to pursue, if one wishes to be sure of getting his 
money's worth, is to g'l to some dealer of reputation and 
exper"ience, and then be guideil by his advice, as having 
his commercial standing to maintain he could not afford 
to deceive his patrons, even if he were disposed to do so. 
A call at the establishment of Mr. \V. F. Harris, for 
instance, which is located at No. 34 Central square, under 
Citizens' National Bank, will result in a large and varied 
stock beini presented for inspection, comprising the pro- 
ductions of the most reliable and popular manufacturers 
in the market. This enterprise was inaugurated in 1890, 
and has met with steady and enduring success. The store 
is 3.5x50 feet in size, affording ample accommodation to 
customers, and is fitted up with special regard to their 
comfort and welfare. All grades of goods are in stock, 
and may be confidently depended upon to prove just as 
repre^eiited in every respect Mr. Harris also does repair- 
ing of boots, shoes and rubbers in a first-class manner. 
His business is retail, and he employs one assistint. 



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REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF EEENE. 



Keene 0-Ivlo Ooizzpany 



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Manufacturers of and Dealers in 



ALL GRADES OK 



KZElLlsTDB, IsT. SI. 



INCORPORATED 1883. 



Pew people have any adequate idea of the important part played by glue' in many branches of indus- 
try, but, as a matter of fact, it would be difficult to name any other non-metallic substance (wood being- 
excepted) whose loss would be more severely felt. Even non-professionals soon learn that there is a decided 
difference in the glues made by different manufacturers, and mechanics, whose work entails the use of glue, 
find that they are able to attain much more satisfactory results by using certain makes exclusively ; and 
as it is conceded by practical men that the productions of the Keene Glue Company are unsurpassed for 
reliability and uniformity of merit in the several grades, it is not surprising that a very heavy demand 
for them should exist. The Company was incorporated in 1883, buying out a plant which had been estab- 
lished twelve years before that date but which had never been a success. Mr. E. O. Upham has been treasurer 
since that date, this gentleman being a native of Massachusetts and being widely known in business circles. 
In 1888, Mr. O. W. Upham and Mr. W. P. Upham became actively interested. The Company utilize very 
spacious and thoroughly equipped premises, employ twenty assistants and manufacture medium and high 
grades of glue, and sell directly to manufacturers and consumers. A specialty is made of high grade glues 
and gelatines for special uses. This concern finds it necessary to increase its production each year to meet 
the steadil.y increasing demand for Its goods, which, lu these times of close competition, is proof that they 
meet the requirements of their patrons. 



C. H. 13RIDGMAN, Wholesale and Retail 
Grocer ; dealer in Flour, GiaiD, Mill Feed and Keros^ene 
Oil, Foreign and Dnniestic Fruit ; Rtceiver of Ptrleclion, 
Washburn's licst. Hover & Co., leading brands Flour, 
Bridgman's Block, Keene, N. H. — There is no possible 
room fur doubt of ihe representative character of the eslab- 
lishment conducted by Mr, C. H. Bridgman, for ihe busi- 
ness is one of the oldest established of the kind in this sec- 
tion, is extremely large in both its wholes-ale and its retail 
departmints, and is still steadily gaining in magnitude 
and importance. It was founded more than half a century 
ago, operations having been begun in 1840 by Messrs. 
Fieeman & Bridgman, and subsiquent proprietors were 
Messrs. Bridgman & Hebard, Bndgman, Sprngue & Mason, 
and Bridgman & Plolbrook. Holbrooli retired in 1870, 
and the business was run by Mr. C. Bridgman from 1870 
until 1890, when the present proprietor assumed control. 
He was born in Keene, and gives close personal attention 
to his business and keeps the seivice at a high standard of 
efficiency, employment being given to seven assistants, 
and all orders large and small being ensured prompt and 
accurate filling. Mr. Bridgman is a wholesale and retail 
dealer in flour, grain, mill feed and groceries, and carries 
an immense stock, as may be judged from the size of the 
premises utilized, these including two floors in Bridgman's 
Block, measuiing 80x25 feet, and four storeliouses, one of 
■which has two floors, each measuring 40x70 feet, while 
the others measure 30x50, 40x80, and 30x^^5 feet respec- 
tively. Flour and tea are specialties, and Mr, Bridgman 
is a receiver of such leading flours as Smith & Sherman's 
Perfection, Washburn's, Hover Milling Co., and can fur- 
nish these in lots to suit at positively bottom rates. Kero- 
sene oil, hay and straw are also very largely handled, and 
can be supplied in carlond lots at short notice and at low 
prices. He also makes a specialty of all foreign and 
domestic fruits in their .season, and handles them in large 
quantities to both the wholesale and retail trade. 




O. W. HOWARD, manu- 
facturer of and dealer in Fine 
Custom Made Harnesses, Horse 
Clothing, Whips, etc., 117Main- 
Street, City Hotel Block, 
Keene, N. H.— Mr. O. W. 
HoH ard has carried cm the 
harness business in this city 
since 1890, and now occupies 
premises at No. 117 Main. 
street. City Hotel Block, He 
is a native of Vermont, and is 
considered one of the best har- 
ness makers in Keene, as his 
work combines strength and 
beauty to a marked degree, and in uniformity of excellence 
is equalle<t by that turned out by very few other manufac- 
turers and surpassed by none. Mr. Howard's establish- 
ment covers an area of 1,000 square feet, and contains a 
large and carefully chosen stock of harnesses, robes, whips, 
brushes and horse clothings in general, also horse medi- 
cines, the goods being desirable in every re.-pecl, and 
offered at the lowest market rales. A specially is made of 
fine custom work, harnesses 1 eing made to order at short 
notice, while particular attention is given to the making 
of heavy team work in all its branches. Mr. Howard uses 
good stock, has excellent facilities at his command, and, 
in short, neglects no means to assure satisfaction to his 
customers, both as regards the quality of llie work done, 
and the promptness with which oiders are tilled. The 
charges made in all departments of Ihe business are mode- 
rate, and those once placing an order at this popular estab- 
ment are sure to come again when they want anything ia 
Mr. Howard's line. You can find anything in the shape 
of harnesses, as he also keeps a full line of ready made 
harnesses constantly on hand at prices to suit all. AlH 
work warranted as represented. 



REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF KEENE. 



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C. P. BUGBEE, V. S., Veterinary 
Surgeon and Dentisl, also general agent fur 
Improved Wagon Jack ; telephone 19 3, niglit 
call 123-2; Keene, N. H.—Tlie establishment 
conducted by Mr. C. P. Bugbee is unique in 
some respects, but is so useful that it is a 
great pity tliat it has not been duplicated in 
every community of any importance. It is 
nothing more nor less tlian a hospital for 
horses and no lover of the noblest of animals 
can visit it, observe the facilities present, 
inquire into the results obtained, and, in 
short, investigate it thoroughly. v?ithout 
becoming convinced that Mr. Bugbee is 
doing a grand gO'd work and is emphatically 
"the right man in the right place," in his 
present position, and has been the means of 
savins many valuable animals from suffering 
and death. Mr-. Buybee is a veterinary sur- 
geon of remarkably broiid expeiience and 





has made an exhaustive study of the horse in health and disease. We do nc^t 
claim that he can work miracles, and can restore the strength and freshness of 
youth to an aged animal, but we know that he is a very skillful practitioner and 
is worthy of every confidence. He is prepared to undertake equine dentistry in 
all its branches, and has all necess.ary tools and appliances at his command, 
while his charges are uniformly moderati' and the results attained are enanently 
satisfactory. Elis office is at No. 18 Main street ; telephone call 19 3, and night 
call 123 3. Mr. Bugbee is also general agent for the improved wagon jack, 
which has an extensive sale all over the country. 



ALICE M. PERHAM, Dressmaker, 9 Court 
Street, Keene, N. H — " There is always room at the top," 
especiall}' in the dressmaking business. A person who 
can cut, fit and make a garment artistically need never 
lack remunerative employment in any civilized country, 
and the great demand for tuition in this work shows that 
its advantages are generally appreciated, and has given 
rise to numberless " systems," all more or less plausible, 
but all, with a few honorable exceptions, practically 
worthless. We have not the space to show why Miss 
Alice M. Perham's establishment is one of the most popu- 
lar of its kind in this city, but would advise all interested 
to visit her rooms, as the time thus spent could not be 
better invested. Miss Perham's parlors are located at No. 
9 Court street, and are handsomely and conveniently fitted 
up. She does an extensive dressmaking business, and 
gives close per.'onal attention to all branches, thus ensur- 
ing the filling of orders at short notice, and at reasonable 
rates. Miss Perham is a native of Fitzvvilliam. N. H. 
She has been identified with her present establishment 
since 1889, having been formerly engaged in business in 
Marlboro, N. H. Four competent assistants are constantly 
employed and dressmaking in all its branches is done in a 
thoroughly artistic manner, no pains being spared lo suit 
the most fastidious customer, and the garments cut and 
made at this establishment are fashionable in style as well 
as durable in workmanship. 

E I. MERRILL, Novelties in Decorative Art, 
Linens, Pongees, Sateens, Plushes, Felts. Ornaments, 
Hamburg Wool, Germantown. Chenilles. Tinsels, Wash 
Silk, Embroidery Silks, Zephyrs, Baskets. Ribbons, Stamp- 
ing, We>t Street, Keene, N, H. — It is not difficult to ascer- 
tain that the establishment conducted by Miss E. 1. Merrill 
is a favorite with the ladies of Keene. It is not alone 
because Miss Merrill keeps constantly on hand such a 
large and varied assortment of materials for fancy work, 
but because she always has some new and artistic design 
to show her customers, and is ready with suggestions for 
pretty fancy work. This business was started by Mrs. 
Howard in 1884, who. after conducting it for two years, 
gave place to Miss Merrill. The store is situated on West 



street, and is 15x32 feet in dimensions. It is neatly and 
attractively fitted up. with pretty and artistic things in 
every direction. Every kind of material u^ed for modern 
fancy work is lo be found here, including the best makes 
of embroider)' silk. The stock is most carefully selected, 
and all goods can be strictly depended upon to prove just 
as represented. Orders are taken for all kinds of fancy 
work, and a specialty is made of stamping patterns and 
furnishing materials. Miss Merrill is always willing to 
give the benefit of her experience in this work to those 
who may desi'e information or advice, ami much trouble 
may often be avoided by consulting her. Her prices are 
uniformly moderate, and customers are quietly and cour- 
teously served by two competent assistants. 

HARRINGTON & TOWNE. dealers in Meats^ 
Provisions, Produce, Fruits, i tc . 33 Main Street. Lamson 
Block, Keene, N H. — No one can blame a man for want- 
ing what belonas to him and therefore no one can blame 
anybody for trying to find an establishment where all 
agreements made are strictly adhered to, and where honor 
and fair dealings prevail. We can render our readers"- 
efficient help in finding such an establishment, for these 
are precisely the kind of business melhor's that have given 
the store conducted by Messrs. Harrington & Towne its 
present popularity, and we feel convincod that the)' will 
be steadily continued. Mr. F. A. Harrington is a native 
of Sharon, Vt., and jMr. A. E. Towne of Keene, N. H, 
They began operation.'- in their present field of usefulness 
in 1888, and occupy a store located at No. 33 Main street, 
Lamson block, covering an area of 87.1 square feet. The 
stock carried comprises as choice a selection of meats, pro- 
visions, produce, fruits, etc., as anyone could wish to see, 
for it is selected under the personal supervision of the firm, 
and will be found strictly first cla^s in every respect, and 
those who want choice goods at moderate prices, should by 
all means give Messrs. Harrington & Towne an early call. 
They are prepared to give prompt and accurate delivery, 
and we feel sure that none who may favor them with their 
patronage will have the least reason to regret it. Three 
polite and experienced assistants are employed, and the 
details of the business are most ably and honorably handled. 



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REPRBSWNTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF KEENE. 



MISS A. B. DUFFY, dealer in Foreign and 
'.Domestic Milliaery, Keene, N. II. — We take special pleas- 
lire in calling the attenliou of such of our readers as are 
(HUQibered among the fair sex to the establishment con- 
-ducteJ by Miss A. B. Duffy at No. 34 Church street, for 
•we are cunvinced that tliis lady is in a position to guaran- 
tee satisfaction to all who may favor her with tiieir orders. 
•Our reasons for liokling this opinion are various and well 
founded, and we are sure will be justified by llie experi- 
ence of ll>. ise who take our advice, and patronize the 

■ establishment to which we have reference. Miss Uutly is 
a native of Keene, and although she only began operations 
io her present line of business in 1885, a most gratifying 

.amount of trade has already been established, and a very 
select stock of fine millinery goods is to be seen on exhibi- 
tion. The assortment contains no superannuated articles 
of any kind, but is made up of new, fresh and seasonable 
goods that are in accordance with the latest dictates of fash- 

iloM, and that are ollered at prices considerably below those 
generally placed upon articles of such undeniable merit 
and novelty. Trimmed and untrimraed hats and bonnets 
are exhibited in great variety, and those wishing trimming 
or other work done to order, can have their wishes grati- 
fied at short notice, as four competent assii?tanls are 

■ employed, and CDmmissions are promptly and skillfully 

■ carried out. Miss Duffy giving close personal supervision 
ito every detail of the work, and carrying a choice assort- 
iinent of foreign and domestic millinery. 

WARREN, WHITE & CO., de.ilnrs in Provi- 
'.iions of all kinds, Cheshire House Block, Keene, N. H. — 
■The residents nf Keene and vicinity consume a good deal 
• of meat, atid it i-i well that they do, for as a rule they are 
a hard working people, and trying (o do hard work with- 
out an abunda"ce of .good, substantial food is bound to 

■ cause mischief in the end, and far from being economical, 
is about as extravagant a procedure as could be named. 
The ability to buy a variety of good meats and other provi- 
sions is one good reason advanced by the people of Keene, 

why that place is an excillent one to live in, and to show 
that that reason was well founded, the inquiring stranger 
•would undoubtedly be directed to the establishment con- 
■ducted by Messrs. Warren, White & Co , for this tirm 
-deals largely in provisions of all kinds, and are in a posi- 
-tion to supply first cla^s goods at the very lowest market 
TTates. The business was founded by the present firm in 
IBS.'). It is made up of Messrs. Charles Warren, I. C. 
While and F. W. Burr, all of whom are natives of West- 
moreland, N. II. The premises occupied are located in 
OUeshire House Block, and comprise one floor and base 
nient, each 75x20 feet in dimeiisi(m8. Four competent 
-assistants are conftantly employed, and tlie members of 
the firm give close personal attention to the many details 
of their business, and cater to all classes of trade, offering 
.:goods suited to all tastes and purses. Every article sold 
.•may be depended upon to prove as represented. 

ABBOTT GROCERY CO., Keene, N. H.— 

'■Ceriainly one of the most indispensable branches of trade 
"wUij^h we have among u-i is the grocer's. The extent and 
•■variety of the stock contained in a large grocery establish- 
■ment are hardly equalled by any other branch of business, 
-and the management of such houses can he intrusted to 
none but clever and experienced men. In Keene we have 
a fine example of an establishment of this nature in the 
Abbott Grocery Co., wholesale grocers and millers' agents 
••for choice brands'' of flour. This house was founded in 
'1879 %Y D. M. Pollard, and has only been incorporated 
■under its present name since May, 1891 The firm ii com- 
•poseri c. A Cross & Co. of Fitchburg. H. W. Clark vfc Co. 
-of N'Tth Adams, and C. C. Abbott of litis city.- They are 
"the larirest wholesale dealers in this section of the State. 
aud c irry on an extensive business. The premises used 
t)y this ooiiipany consi t of a large, three floor store of 100 
X3.5 f<el dimensions, and two storehouses, situated close 



to the railroad and within a minute's walk of the depot. 
A side track is laid from the main line direct to the store, 
thus obviating any delays in shippinii, and facilitating the 
loading and unloading of stock in the highest degree. 
Besides being millers' agents for choice brands of flour, 
the Abbott Grocery Company makes a specialty of dealing 
in the choicest lines of tea and coffee as well as many other 
goods, far too numerous to mention in these pages. The 
success which has attended the effoits of this firm has 
been well deserved. 1 heir business relations are founded 
upon a firm and liberal basis, and in the future, if the 
past may be taken as any indication, their prosperity is as 
assured as it is well merited. 

JAMES H. SPENCER, Blacksmith, Horse and 
Ox Shoer. Work done in the best manner and warranted 
to give satisfaction. Shop, Railroad Street, near Beaver 
Mills, Keene, N. H. — Every owner of horses and carriages 
should acquaint himself with a good place at which to 
have blacksmithing and horse shoeing done, the necessity 
for such work is apt to occur at any lime, and it is well 
to know where square treatment and durable workman- 
ship are to be found. Among those paying special atten- 
tion to blacksmith work, horse and ox shoeing, mention 
should be made of the establishment now conducted by 
Mr. James H. Spencer, on Railroad street, near Beaver 
Mills. This business was originally founded in 1867, by 
Messrs. .lames Spencer & Son, and is now und. r the 
entire control of Mr. .lames H. Spencer, who is a native 
of Alstead, N. H. He has one of the best equipped shops 
in this vicinity, and turns out work tliat is sure to please 
the most critical, for the work is done in the best manner 
and warranted to give satisfaction. The premises occupied 
comprise two floors, each 60x30 feet in dimensions. 
Two skilled assistants are constantly employed and jobs 
can be done at a remarkably short notice when circum- 
stances require haste. While paying due attention to the 
appearance of the work done, Mr Spencer recognizes the 
fact that strengili is also a most important consideration, 
and his work is noted for its durability as well as for 
other good (jualitiep. The charges made for work are 
very moderati-, and Mr. Spencer endeavors to fo treat his 
patrons as to make them permanent customer', guaran- 
teeing fair dealing, durable work, and polite treatment. 

CHAS. WRIGHT, 2d, Cotiimission Mercltant 
for Keene Beef Co ; receiver of Swift's Chicago Dressed 
Beef, Fork. Lamb, Laid, Ham, Sausage, Tripe. Tongue, 
etc.; 61 Railroad Street. Keene, N. H.— To tell the public 
at this late day what is meant by " Swift's Chicago Dressed 
Beef," would be much like telling them what is meant by 
bread or by flour, for neither of these commodities is more 
staple than Swift's Chicago dressed beef, — that being used 
by thousands, and being conceded to lead all other beef in 
the market as regards uniformity of quality. Such being 
the case, it goes without saying that it is handled by all 
the leading dealers, and those doing business in Keene or 
vicinity obtain their supplies from Mr. Charles Wright, 
3d, who is commission merchant for the Keene Beef Co., 
and is a direct receiver of Swift's Chicago Dressed Beef, 
pork, lamb, lard, ham, sausage, tripe, tongue, etc. He 
sells exclusively at wholesale and his stock is correspond- 
ingly large, and is renewed so frequently that it is seldom 
it is incomplete in any department. The premises occu- 
pied are located at No. 61 Railroad street, and comprise 
two floors, each measuring 65x25 feet. The refrigerator 
will accommodate two car loads of beef, and the ice box 
holds more than 100 tons. Employment is given to three 
assistants, and as the most imjiroved facilities for the 
handling of meats in large quantities are provided orders 
can be filled at very short notice. Mr. Wright is a native 
of Keene, and is one of the most widely known business 
men of that city in trade circles and also in social and pub- 
lic life, he having served two years as councilman, two 
years as aldermon, and two years as State representative. 



REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF KEENE. 



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BULLARD & SHEDD, 

"Wlnolesale aod Retail Druggists, 

KiEEKTE, ISr. H., 

Denlers in I'liro Di'iia:?*, ClifiiiicalN, I'nieiit ^ledirines, SiivEiral Tiisti-iinienlM, New Reiupdies and 

I'l'KPt-ietn i-y Ai*liclrN. and 3Iniiiirncllll-ers nt Scaii<lal-il I'liai-iiiacciilical I're- 

paraliniiM. Elixirs and Fluid ExtrnclH, !Syrni>!4 and TinclureH. 

nledical and rsurvric-al !Snpplies a Specially. 



There are certain business houses which have been so long: and prominently Identified with the Inter- 
«ests of Keene that it is impossible to think of the plac<i 'vrithout recalling them. Of these, none Is more 
"Widely or favorably known than the pharmacy of Messrs. Bullard & Shedd. Compared to the length of 
Ttinie of its existence, this firm najue is comparatively recent, for the house has changed hands many times 
-during the half century since its establishment. Founded in 18-10 by Dr. John Bixby, this pharmacy has 
•been presided over successively b.y Dr. Dudley Smith, w^ho succeeded Dr. Bixby, and afterwards by Edward 
<Joddard, Messrs. Hills & Chase, C. Hills, Messrs. Hills & Bullard, Messrs. Bullard & Foster, and lastly 
Messrs. Edwin M. Bullard and &ale C. Shedd, the present proprietors. These gentlemen ai'e both natives of 
New Englaud,the former coming from Richmond, N. H., and the latter from So. Wallingford, Vt. Through 
4all its changes, this house has maintained its position as one of the most reliable establishments in Keene. 
All kinds of pure drugs, chemicals and patent medicines are kept in stock, as well as surgical instruments 
and an unusually tine assortment of physirians' supplies. A specialty is made of putting up prescriptions 
and manufacturing tine pharmaceutical preparations, such as elixirs, fluid extracts, syrups, tinctures and 
remedies of every description. The store is located In Lane's block. The first floor and cellar of tliis build- 
ing are used, besides a score house in Che rear. Three Intel liuent assistants are employed, who are under 
the constant supervision of the members of the Arm. Messrs. Bullard & Shedd both take an active interest 
in public affairs, the former having been member of the City Council for three years, during two of which 
Jie offlciated as president, and Mr. Shedd is now president of the City Council. 




0. GONYOU, dealer in Marble and Granite 
MonumentB, Headstones and Tablets ; also Marble and 
Marbleized Slate Mantels ; George D. VVheelock, Agent ; 
14 Railroad Street, Keene, N. H. — Good and liones-t work 
is always sure to find a market, and .so although it may 
have seemed when this firm began operations in 1867, as if 
there was no opening for the productions on account of 
the numerous competing establishments already founded, 
a large and growing trade has already been built up. 
This firm started in 1867 with Mr. H. IJrennan as sole pro- 
prietor. In 1870 it chaneed hands, and Mr. C. Oonyou & 

■Greely took control, in 1871 Mr. Greely retired and the firm 
became Gonyou & Stone, in 187.5 Mr. G. D. Wheelock 
bought in. and the firm had a third partner. In 1830 Mr. 
Stone retired and Messrs. Gonyou &, Wheelock carried on 

■the business until 1885 when the firm became C. Gonyou 
■with Mr. Wheelock as agent. One floor is occupied, 
7.5X100 feet and the manufacture of marble and granite 
monuments, tablets, head stones ; also marble and marble- 
iz-'d slate mmtels is carried on at 14 Railroad street. 
Both in design and e.xecution it is hard to match the work 
turned out at this establishment, for the firm have not 

•only exceptional taste in the choice and origination of 
<lesigns. but have bad a long and practical experience in 
putting them into shape and form. The best of material 
is used and attention is given to the durability of the work 
-as well as to ils appearance when new, which is a very 

Tamportant point when the exposure to which stone-work is 

;suhjected is considered. Mr. Gonyou employs twelve 



men, and on'.ers by mail will be promptly (itlendtd lo, and 
a specialty is made ol diiplicanng work in the best manner 
and on very reasonable terms. Satisfaction is confidently 
guaranteed, and those wishing mantels, shelves, or monu- 
mental work of any kind should not tail to visit this house 
and inspect the fine assortment on hand. 



C. E. GILMORE, Jewelry, Silverware, Station- 
ery, Albums, Flush and Leather Novelties, Fancy Goods, 
Glass and China Ware, Lamps, Toys, D >lls, Games, Bric- 
a brae, Tricycles, Bags, etc., 29 Central Square, Keene, N. 
H — Argument is not necessary lo establish the fact that 
the most expert judge of jswelry, silverware, etc., may be 
deceived when he has to judge from appearances alone, 
and hence it is obvious that experienced as well as inexpe- 
rienced purchasers must depend upon the representations 
of those with whom they deal. Under these circum- 
stances the folly of buying jewelry and silverware of 
unknown dealers becomes evident, and those who allow 
themselves to be taken in by the seductive advertisements 
of pretentiously named "watch companies," "jewelry 
syndicates," etc., have but little claim lo the sympathy of 
sensible people. Local dealers are not only prompted by 
every consideration to handle reliable good.-, but they ai^e 
skilled in selecting the kind of articles best suited to their 
patrons, and therefore while tbeir stock may be smaller 
than that of some large city houses it will probably actually 
contain more of the class of goods their trade calls for. 
A good eximple of a judiciously chosen assortment of 
jewelry, silverware, stationery, albums, plush and leather 
novelties, fancy goods, glass and china ware, lamps, etc., 
may be seen at the store carried on by Mr. C. E. Gilmore 
for he has had a long experience in this line of business 
and not only offers desirable goods but quotes bottom 
prices. He is a native of Keene, and had eleven years' 
experience before he began business here in 1886, under 
the name of E. R. & C E Gilmore. Since the death of 
Mr. E. R Gilmore. which occurred in 1888, the business 
has been conducted by Mr. C. E. Gilmore. under the old 
firm-name. Three competent assistants are employed, and 
a thriving business is done. Toys, dolls, games, bric-a- 
brac, safety bicycles, tricycles, bugs, holiday goods of all 
descriptions, etc., are included in the slock dealt in, 'and 
all interested readers would do well to examine these 
goods before purchasing elsewhere. 



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REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF KEENE. 



J. R. BEAL & CO., 




ercttmi 




aAiMji^^ (if 

AND DEALERS IN 

HATS, CAPS AND FURNISHINGS. 
Lamson Block, 35 Miain Street, - Keene, N. H. 



The wonderful development of the clothing business dixring the past thirty-five years cannot have- 
escaped the attention of the least observing, and Its causes are almost as obvious as Its effects. The quality 
of both custom and ready-made garments has steadily improved, the cost of them has steadily diminished, 
and the consequence Is an enormous and growing demand for dependable clothing,— many who formerly 
wore only custom made garments now preferring to choose from those already made up. Of course there 
Is much ready-made clothing in the market that is unsatisfactory, but the public soon ascertains which, 
houses are entitled to confidence, and what their verdict is as regards Messrs. J. E. Beal & Co. is indicated 
by the fact that their business is rapidly increasing. This establishment was founded in 1856 by D. W. 
Buckmlnster & Co., who was succeeded b.v Parkei-, Bell & Co., they being boixght out by the present flrm 
of J. R. Beal & Co. in 1860. The individual members of this flrm are Messrs. J. K. Beal, J. W. Russell and 
W. H. H. Beal, Messrs. J. R. and W. H. H. Beal being natives of Nelson, N. H., and Mr. Russell of Mt. 
Auburn, Mass. These gentlemen are all well known throughout Kecne and vicinity. Mr. J. R. Beal is- 
cashier Keene National Bank and member of the Senate, 91, while Mr. J. W. Russell served In the army 
during our late wai\ The.se gentlemen, Messrs. Russell and W. H. H. Beal, are active members, and are 
merchant tailors and clothiers. They also deal in hats, caps and furnishings, of which a large and variei 
stock Is carried, so that all tastes and all pur-ses can be suited, vrhile every article is sold under a guaran- 
tee that it will prove just as represented. The pre/nises occupied are located at No. H5 Main street, Lamson 
Block. The flrm quote the lowest market rates on all grades of clothing, and emijloy twelve competent 
assistants, so that prompt and courteous attention is assured to every caller, whether he wishes to buy or 
simply to ''look around." 



HARDY & CO., Dry and Fancy Goods, No. 2 

Bank Block, Central Square, Keene, N. H.— This popular 
sloie has been in successful operation and favorably 
known uncier different proprietors for over seventeen 
years. The tirm name of " Hardy & Co." is assumed for 
conyenience in transacting business, the proprietor being 
Silas Hardy, a lawyer well known in this county the past 
thirty years, having held the office of Judge of Probate for 
this county over ten years, a graduate of Dartmouth Col- 
lege, class of 1855. The store has been recently repaired, 
renewed and rearranged, and is second to no other in 
Keene for neatness and order. It has an extensive trade 
from all parts of the county, mostly retail, but much 
wholesale business is done. A large cloak business is car- 
ried on. The credit of the proprietor stands high, and all 
discounts being saved, purchasers secure goods at most 
reasonable rates. The stock of goods is ample and unsur- 
passed in quality by any store in Keene. Harvey F. Pat- 
terson formerly owned a part of llie store, but for several 
years past has been in dry goods business in Concord, N. 
H. He was a popular trader, and has hosts of friends in 
this vicinity. Last April Mr. Patterson returned and 
became business manager of this store. His urbanity, 
politeness, excellent order and extensive knowledge of ihe 
business in all its details has and will increase the business 
of the concern, and make It the busintss emporium for 
dry goods in Keene. The location of the store is the best 
in Keene, in the business centre and next to the principal 
hotel in the city, and is in the best block in Keene. 
Three very competent clerkH are employed, and a fourth 
will soon lie ad(leil. Any goods in Boston and New York 
markets ran be procured on orders All goods for family 
use can be bad here cheaper than in Boston, One price to 
all, rich and poor, great and i-mnll. Honesty is our guid- 
ing «tar, quick sales and low profits our motto. The pub- 
lic are invited to call and examine free. 



CALVIN BRYANT, manufacturer of Round 
Hoops and Small Wooden Ware, Mechanic Street, Keene, 
N. H. — We have occasion frequently in examining the 
industries of our manufacturing town?, to note the many 
works for the production of articles whose use de|)frnd3 
largely upon the prosperity of other manufacturers, a per- 
tinent example of which is offered in the establishment of 
Calvin Bryant, manufacturer of round hoops and small 
wooden ware. The number of articles, large and small, 
made of wood, is constantly increasing, and the industry 
thus afforded to many of our leading raanufactuiers, is a 
very important one. Mr. Bryant has been actively 
engaged in his present business for more than twenty five 
years, having e-tablished himself in Keene shortly before 
the close of our late war. During this time his business 
has widely extended, and it gives every promise of still 
more rapid growth. To facilitate his work Mr, Bryant 
was led to invent a cross cutting band saw, which he has 
used in his factory for the last five years, with the mos-t 
satisfactory results. This saw is now patented both in 
the United States and Canada, and such is its acknowl- 
edged superiority by the most competent and experi- 
enced judges, over those already in the market, that Mr. 
Bryant has every right to expect that iiis patent will prove 
an entire success. This saw is designed for cutting logs, 
and is a labor saving machine in every sense of the term. 
No adequate description of its merits can be given in a 
short article of this kind. We would advise those who 
are interested in mechanical invention or in the econom- 
ical working of wood, to appl}' for information in regard 
to it to Mr, Bryant, This will be cheerfully furnislud on 
application, and further, Mr. Bryant is ready to place one 
of these muchines with parties at his own risk until they 
prove satisfactor}'. The factory at Keene is on Mechanicr 
street Parties wishing to examine the workings of this saw- 
can see it here to advantage and quickly learn its merits. 



REPRESENTATIVE BJJSINB88 MEN OF EEENE. 



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STODDARD LUM- 

ber Company, Mills at 
Snuth Stoddaid, N. H.— 
The lumber interests of 
New Hampshire are still 
of very great importance 
in spile ol the exuauslion 
of Ihe supply of gieat pine» 
which were once so com- 
mon throughout the State, 
and some good judges say 
that the conservative pol- 
icy pursued by some of the 
great lumbering tirms of 
late years has been so suc- 
cessful that there is more 
and better merchantable 
timber on the stump in 
New Hampshire loday 
than was tbe case a decade 
ago. At all events the 
industr}' shows no signs of 
waning impfrtance, and 
one of Ihe most eiiert'etic 
and prosperous of our New 
Hampshire lumber houses 
is the Stoddard Lumber 
t'ompan}', incorporated 
May 24, 1884, and opera- 
ling finely equipped mills 
and controlling valuable 
timber lands at Soulh Stod- 
dard, N. H. Some ol the leading business men in Ihe 
State are identified with this company, the president 
being Mr. C. Uabb, the treasurer Mr. H. B Viall ; and 
these gentlemen being associated willi A. T. Batchelder, 
F. C. Faulkner, .J. G. Bellows and Dr. N. G. Brooks. 
All are natives of New Hampshire with the exception of 
Mr. Viall, who was born in Dorset, Vt., and all have 
been members of the legislature, excepting Mr. Batchelder 
and Dr. Brooks Mr Viall has been mayor of Keene, as 
has also Mr. Batchelder, and Mr. Bellows is judge of 
probate. The compan)' are manufacturers of and whole- 
sale dealers in dimension lumber, special hard wood trim- 
mings, novelties, handles, knobs, door stops, hat pins, etc., 
and proprietors of the famous Thurston's patent knob 
screw, they operating two extensive and finely equipped 
mills run by never failing water power, and being pre- 
pared to fill the heaviest orders at short notice and at 
bottom rates. The plant at South Stoddard, located at 
the head waters of the Contoocook river, includes 4,000 
acres of land, mostly timbered, mills, shops, storehouses, 
a grist mill, dwelling-houses, in fact about the whole set- 
tlement, and the company employ from ^0 to 100 men, 
the entf rprise being of much direct and Indirect benefit to 
the section in which it is located. 

C. M. DAVIS, Dressmaker, Room 1, Stone's 
Block, Keene, N. H. — All of our lady readers and not a few 
of those of Ihe sterner se.-, can doubtless call to mind 
instances which have come under their observation where 
the most cottly costume, madi- from the richest and most 
fashionable materials utterly failed to produce a desirable 
effect by reason of the incompetency or carelessness of 
those who were intrusted with their making. The hand- 
somest and most tasteful fabrics may easily be rendered 
quite unattractive by improper treatment, and the advan- 
tages to be gained by making use of the services ol an 
experienced and skillful dressmaker, are loo evident to 
render it necessary for us to dwell upon the importance of 
securing such aid. It is the general verdict among Ihe 
ladies of Keene who have examined specimens of the work 
done at the establishment of Miss C. M. Davis that the 
results there attained are exceptionally satisfactory, and 
there has been ample time to form a complete jucigment 



regarding the matter in question, for Miss Davis begaa 
operations here in 1875, and her business has since rapidly 
and steadily developed. Rooms No. 1 are occupied in 
Stone's block. Employment is afforded to six experienced 
and painstaking assistants, and orders can therefore be 
filled at short notice the charges made being uniformly 
moderate. Miss Davis gives personal attention to the 
execution of every commission, and we have no hesitation 
in guaranteeing complete satisfaction to the most fastid- 
ious customer. 



SYLVESTER SPAULDING, dealer in Boots, 
Shoes and Rubbers, Cheshire House Block, Keene, N. H. 
— Everybody should be interested in information relating 
to where Ihey can find perfect fitting and durable boots 
and shoes, for, after all, it is not the feet of a pei>on that 
are seen, but what is worn on Ihem, and the preliiest foot 
may be hopelessly disguised in an ill filling boot, while 
even a homely one may be made lo appear attractive if 
discrimination be ustd in the selection ot a covering lor it. 
The manufacture of boots and shoes, especially those 
intended for ladies' wear, has reached a veiy high pitch of 
perfection, and it is now possible to oblain practically any 
desired peculiarity of style and shape, if one will only 
visit the proper establishments. A call at the stoie of Mr. 
Sylvester Spaulding, located in Cheshire House block, will 
result in the inspection of what is considered by good 
judges 10 be one of the finest stocks of gems', ladies', 
misses' and children's boots, shoes and lubbers, to be 
found in this locality ; and what is especially worthy of 
mention heie is Ihe fact that thete goods are offered at 
prices within the means of all. Mr. Spaulding is a native 
of Nelson, N. H , and is extremely well known through- 
out Kiene, where he has been conirecled with the city 
council, and also held the office of assessor for 1876, '77, 
'78 and 1880. He succeeded Mr. W. O. Wilson in busi- 
ness in 1874, and has built up the large retail trade he now 
enjoys, by keeping strict faith with his customers, and 
always rendering Ihem a fair equivalent for their money. 



E. xM. WHITE, Photographer, West Side of 
Central Square, Keene, N. H. — Photography is a beauti- 
fully simple art in theory, but like many other things that 
look simple »nough "on paper," as Ihe saying is, its prac- 
tice calls for long experience and a high degree of expert- 
ness, that is, if really good work is to be done. There are 
but few intelligent people who cannot tell a really good 
photographic portrait when they tee it, and therefore when 
we advise our readers to call at the studio of Mr. E. M. 
While, located on the west side of Central Square, and 
inspect the large collection of specimens of his work there 
exhibited, we leel ihat those who do so will need no argu- 
ment lo convince them that the gentleman referred to is 
one of the most artistic photographers in this section. He 
was born in Keene, and is well known ihroughout the 
city. The establishment of which he is now Ihe proprietor 
was originally started by Mr. S. C. Dustin, who was suc- 
ceeded by Mr. H. OIlis, he being bought out by Jlr. White 
in 1879. The rooms occupied by Mr. White cover an area 
of some 1.800 f quare feet, and are each of them appropri- 
ately fitted up for the particular purpose for which they 
are intended lo be used. The convenience and comfort of 
patrons, and the production of uniformly fiist-class w ork 
being Ihe governing considerations. Mr. White is pre- 
pared to furnish photographs of all sizes and styles in a 
faithful and artistic manntr. He i mploys three compe- 
tent assistants, and uses Ihe most improved apparatus 
obtainable, leaving ncthing lo chance, but putting himself 
in a position lo guarantee comp'ete salipf«( lion by neg- 
lecting no means to attain results beyond repsonable ciili- 
cism. His prices are moderate and every caller is assured 
prompt and courteous attention. A specialty is made of 
hollda}' work of all kinds from c.nbinet size phot' graph to 
life size crayon. Leave orders earlj' lo avoid Ihe rus-h. 



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REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF KEENE. 



U U 



iUD WELLINGTOI, 



AGENT FOR 



irsyoiintyanaywrnmrancsiiopiss 

ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW, 

klliot's lilock. Cor. Main and West Sts., 

KEENE, N. H. 



J. D. LEONARD, Carriage Ironing, Jobbing 
^iid Gun Repairini;, Keeue, N. H — Having the facilities, 
the experience, and the will to turn out tbe best of work in 
•cirriage and gun repairing, it is not surprising that Mr. J. 
D. Leonard enjoys a liberal share of the public patronage 
at bis establishment, or that during tlie time be has con- 
•du,;ted tbe enterprise, be sbouM have gained an enviable 
reputation for giviug prompt and careful attention to 
every o .der. Mr. Leonard is a native of .Jamaica, Vt. He 
began operation here in Keene in 1890. The premises 
occupied cover an area of some 729 square feet, compris 
ing a general workshop. Employment is given to a large 
force of compileni assistants, and no pains are spared in 
the >lightest detail of work, tbe result being that absolute 
dependence can safely be put in any of Mr. Leonaid's pro- 
ductions as regard* tb-ir durability, strength, etc. Espe- 
cial attention is called to the facilities at hand for carriage 
ironir)g. jobbing and gun repairing, for a specially is 
made of this departmeut of the business, and both strength 
and neatness are looked out for when iiudertaking any- 
thing in these lines. Orders will i e attended to at once, 
and delivered at the shortest possible notice, while the 
charge-) mide iu any dep irtment will be found extremely 
reasonable. 

W. P. CII.\MBERLAIN, dealer in Foreign 
and Domestic Dry Goods, Keene, N. H. — Tbe establish- 
ment now owned and conducted by Mr. W. 1'. Cbamher- 
liin has long ranked prominently among the representa- 
tive mercantile enterprises of this city. Mr. Chamberlain 
is a nitive of Swanzey, N. H., and has been in the dry 
goods business in Keene twenty years, and is the head of 
the dry goods combination known as tbe "Chamberlain 
Syndicate," comprising the following large stores; Cham- 
berlain, Huntress & Co., Filchburg, Mass.; Chamberlain, 
Paten & Co., Nashua, N. H.; Chamberlain & (Jo., Ver- 
geanes, Vt. ; Huntress* Clarkson, Burlington, Vt ; Win. 
P Chamberlain, Keene, N. H. The premises occupied at 
Keene are spacious and centrally located. A large stock 
is constantly carried and all tastes can easily be suited 
Foreign and domestic dry goods are very extensively dealt 
in, both a wholesale and retiil business being done The 
assortment of goods carried comprising the very latest 
novelties as well as full lines of staple goods, and the 
inducements offered attracting trade from all over this sec- 
tion, for the people hive long since learned that Mr. Cham- 
berlain gives unsurpassed value for money received, and 
sells goods strictly on their merits, while his long experi- 
ence in catering to local trade enables him to provide just 
such goods as will give the best satisfaction here. Employ- 
ment is given to eight assistants, and every caller is assured 
im nediate, courteous and careful attention. Mr. Cham- 
berlain is well known in both ra^rcintile an 1 pilitical cir- 
-cles. having been a member of the Venmnt Legislature in 
18()9 and of the New Hampshire Legislature "in 1878-79 
—80 and a member of the Senate in 1S84-1885. anl is 
«uad')u')tedly at pre-ient the le-t ler in dry go )ds in this St-ite. 



F. B. WILBUR, dealer- in Fresb, Salt and 
Smoked Fish, Oysters, Lobsters, Clams, Canned Goods, 
etc. ; Telephone No. 111-2; 35 Roxbury Street, Keene, 
N. H. — It has been well said hy one wiio has made the 
subject a life study, that the sea, barren and sterile as it 
appears, was nevertheless capable of producing more food 
to the acre than any species of soil, however fertile. The 
great value of fish, oysters, etc., as a cheap and eminently 
nutritious food, has been known for many years, but by 
analysis, experimenting, etc., the peculiar properties of 
the various articles of food used by man, have been ascer- 
tained, lish has become more firmly established than ever 
in popular favor. Fish to be good must be fresh, and the 
best way of assuring one's self that it is supplied in that 
condition is to deal only with responsible and reliable 
establishments, such a one for instance as that of Mr. P. 
B. Wilbur, at No. 35 Roxbury street, Keene, where may 
be found a large, varied and complete stock of all kinds of 
fresh, salt, and smoked fish, also oysters, lobsters, clams, 
canned goods, etc. This was first started in 1884. and tbe 
firm n-iun has cliang' d s'^veral times, but in 1889. Mr. 
Wiltiur, the present proprietor, commenced operations and 
lias succeeded in making this store well known for the 
freshness and good quality of the stock which may always 
be found here. Mr. Wilbur is a native of ICeene, and has 
many friends among his best customers. 

C. A. PEEKV, Keene, N. II.— Carpets dusted 

in Keene, also feallier beds r. -novated at the same place by 
the new ft-ather l)ed renov itor. Mr. Pieky started this 
new enterprise in 1891 and has had i lirst-class carpet 
duster placed in the new storehouse on Railroad street, 
where carpets will be dusted in a superior manner to suit 
people. Also at the same place is a new feather bed reno- 
vator, where you Cin have your beds renovated for a small 
sum. People think that they must change their sheets 
every week, but their beil, which absorbs all of the impu- 
rities of the body they can lay upon for years. Now, 
please think of this and give us a trial. Carpets taken 
from your house and returned when desired. Prices: 
three cents per yard for common carpets; four cents per 
yard for Brussels and tapestry; .|l 75 for cleansing feather 
bed, 65 cents per pair for feHtber pillows. The prendses 
in use cover an area of 14x30 feet, and the machinery is 
run by water motor. Mr. Peeky employs one assistant, 
and personally superintends all his woik. He is a native 
of Auburn, Ale., and served in the late war. Orders by 
mail promptly attended to. Address C. A. Peeky, Keene, 
or Marlboro, N. H. 

MISS A. H. GRIMES, Dressmaker, 12 Bridg- 
man's Block, Central Square, Keene, N H. — There is 
probibly not one of our readers but what knows at least 
one lady who always looks well dressed even though the 
amount she is able to expend on her costume is compara- 
tivetv small. Ta-tte in dress is a v duable possession for it 
enables one to accomplish much with little, but those who 
are denied this taste wholly or pirtially, can at least profit 
by the ability of the few who have it, and it is a realization 
of this fact that has caused tbe establishment conducted 
by Miss A. H. Grimes to become popidar. Tbe establish- 
ment in question was founded in 1882, by Miss Duffy, 
who was succeeded by the present proprietress in 1886. 
Miss Grimes thoroughly understands the dressmaking 
business in every detail. The premises occupied are 
located at No. 12 Briiigman's block covering an area of 
some 623 square feet, and are excellently adapted for the 
purpose for which they are used. Employment is given 
to four reliable and competent assistants, and an extensive 
custom trade is done, in all branches of dress-inaking. 
Miss Gritnes is prepared to fill orders at short notice, and 
we can safely guirantee satisfaction to all who employ 
her services as she is a tli'iroujbly competent, and first- 
class fasbion-it)le dress-m-iker. She is a native of Keene, 
and highly respected throughout this city. 



REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF KEENS. 



45. 



KEEiNE CASH CLOTHING STORE, 

Cheshire House Block, Keene, N. H. 

Reacly-Made Clothing 

FOR MEN, YOUTHS. BOYS AND CHILDREN. 
Gents' Fiiriiisli hi (/ Goods, Hats, Caps, Ttabbci' Goods, Etc. 

IT', k:. tiXJISTT, Iv/Eanager. 



The establishment popularly known as the "Keene Cash Clothlns Store," may properly be called a Famil.'s- 
Clothing Store, for the tlrm deal largely in men's, boys' youths' and children's clothing, and oarr.y astock larKe and 
varied enough to enable all tastes, all purses, all ages and all sizes to be suited. What is still more to the point, is. 
the fact that entire dependence can safely be placed upon all representations made concerning these goods, tor th& 
concern make it an invariable rule to keep good faith with their customers, and hold that If clothing or anj- other- 
commodity cannot be sold on its merits It had better not be sold at all. This may perhaps appear an impracticable 
policy to some of our readers, but however that may be, Messrs. H. B. Kodgers & Co. apparently have no Uifliculty 
in carrying it out, and at all events the magnitude of their business indicates that the methods followed are appre- 
ciated and endorsed by the purchasing public. The premises occupied are located in Cheshire House Block, and 
cover an area of 1250 square feet, affording ample room for the accommodation not only of a complete line of 
ready-made clothing, but also a full assortment of gents' furnishing goods, hats, caps, rubber goods, etc. There are 
four competent assistants employed, in addition to Mr. F. K. Hunt, who is manager, and callers are assured oJ" 
receiving immediate and courteous attention and of getting a fair equivalent for every dollar they pay out. This 
business was founded in 1880 by J. O. Armidon, who was succeeded by Messrs. H. B. Rodgers & Co. in 1885. These 
gentlemen are manufacturers of clothing and have several branch stores in connection w^ith the one In question, 
and are well known throughout this section of the State as honorable, enterprising and successful business men. 



THOMAS MAYNARD, Expert Piano-Forte 
Tuner and Repairer, Maynard's Music Store, Court Square, 
Opposite Court House, Keene, N. H. — The establishment 
conducted by Mr. Thomas Maynard is worthj' of especially 
prominent mention, for during Ihe thirty years that tliis 
business has been carried on it has been so ably and pro- 
gressively managed as to have become the acknowledged 
leader in some of its departments, and indeed no more 
truly representative enterprise can be pointed out in Keene 
to day. Operations were begun about 1860, Ihe present 
proprietor assuming control of the business in 1880. Mr. 
Thomas Maynard is a native of Winchendon, Mass., and 
is very we.l known and highly respected throughout 
Keene. At three years of age commenced to study the 
violin under the instruction of the best schooled artiils, 
completing with ten years' constant study with the great 
violinist, Andrew W. Wyatt. At eight years of age we 
find him on the concert stage in violin solo ; at twelve we 
find him successfully teaching public singing schools ; at 
fourteen commenced to study the mechanism of the piano- 
forte, of which he has made a lifetime study. In Balti- 
more, Md., he served an apprenticeship with Carl Schmidt, 
learning to wind strings and rehair violin bows, the latter 
of which he has ever nude a specialty. For twenty-eight 
years previous to settling in Keene, he embarked in the 
show business, visiting nearly every city and town in the 
United States, Canada and province of Quebec. His 
many years' association with the best musicians as musical 
director, and knowledge of all kinds of musical instru 
ments, is something his many customers fully appreciate. 
He occupies premises on Court square, opposite the Court 
House, comprising one floor and a cellar, each covering 
an area of 3toO square feet. He carries a very heavy and 
varied stock, comprising a full assortment of all the new 
and popular music of the day, as well as musical merchan- 
dise in general. Mr. Maynard is an expert pianoforte 



tuner and repairer, orders for all such work being given 
prompt and painstaking attention. He invites the public 
to call at his wareroom and see for themselves the nature 
of the inducements offdred, and we need hardly say that 
such callers are assured prompt and courteous attention 
from the three intelligent assistants employed, and that 
everything usually found at a first-class music store can be 
supplied at very short notice. 

A. A. CLOUGH & CO., dealers in Etchings, 
Engravings, Paintings, Arlotypes, Chromos, Photo Frames, 
Floor and Table Easels, Albums, Cards and Novelties ; 
Pictures Framed to Order ; 41 Central Square, Keene, N. 
H. — The art store conducted by Messrs. A. A. Clough & 
Co. is one of the most attractive establishments in Keene 
to visit, for tlie stock is remarkably complete and well 
arranged, and those interested in art work will find many 
desirable novelties included in it. The business was 
founded by the present firm in 1886. The minufacture of 
picture frames to order is an important feature of the bus- 
iness, and the prices quoted in this department together 
with the quality of the work, have had the effect of build- 
ing up a large trade. This establishment is located at No. 
41 Central square, and occupies a store 30x100 feet in 
dimensions, giving ample room lor the accommodation of 
the attractive stock handled, which includes etchings, 
engravings, paintings, artotypes, chromos, photo frames, 
floor and table easels, albums, cards and novelties, artists' 
materials, window shades, curtain poles, and many useful 
articles. Three competent assistants are employed, and 
an extensive business, which is mostly retail in character, 
is transacted. The goods are guaranteed as to quality, 
and are offered at prices that will bear the closest exami- 
nation and comparison. Upholstering and cabinet work 
has been lately added to their other departments presided 
over by a first class workman. 



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IMPERVIOUS PACKAGE COMPANY, 

Keene, N. H.— A longfelt need was supplied, when 
:about seven years ago the impervious package was put 
upon the market. Before that time Iterosene and other 

oils were shipped 
and kept in metal 
cans The large 
amount of sulphur- 
ic acid contained in 
coal oil soon cor- 
rodes tin and iron, 
and cans made of 
ihese metals soon 
become leaky and 
useless. The Im 
pervious Safety Oil 
Oan is made of fine 
grained, thorough- 
ly seasoned wood, 
each stave longued 
■ind grooved, and 
■very joint made 
IS perfect as skill, 
comljiued with the 
Ijesl niacliinery can 
acconiplisli. The 
whole inside turface is IhicUly covered with a patent com- 
pound, which renders the wood absolutely impervious to 
oils and kindred sul)Stances. Paints, varnishes, elc , can 
be kept iu ihes-e pickages, buckets or kegs, for any lenglli 
of tune, with ut ilanger of spoiling, evapornling <ir 
abiorplion, hence they are ihe most economical articles of 
the kind in the market. Tlie Uuited States government 
has adopted the Impervious Safety oil can for all liglit 
houses where oil Is used. They are fitted wilh non corro- 
sive nickel plaled compression faucets and vented fillers, 
and are guaranteed free Irom leak, sweat or odor. The 
buckets and kegs for paints, etc., have been for a number 
of years in use by all the large paint manufacturers They 
are very strong, can bear exportation, and have given 
perfect satisfaction in every instance The company sup- 
plies illustrated catalogues of their goods, and we would 
refer those of our readers who are interested in this mat- 
ter to apply to them for fuller inlbrnntion. Manufactories 
are maintained at Keene and (Jhesterfield, N. H , and the 
company's main office is at Keene. N. H., with a branch 
office at No. 86 Park place, New York. All goods made 
by the Impervious Package Company bear their name. 
They are fully protected by United States patents, so that 
no inferior article can be sold under this name. The fac- 
tory at Keene is a three story building of 100x50 feet 
dimensions. The machinery is operated by a forty horse 
power engine. At Chesterfield water power is used, and 
including both plants, constant employment is given to 
from sixty to seventy five operatives. We can give little 
idea of this industry in our limited space. The thousands 
who are daily using these packages are a guarantee of their 
merits. They are in constant demand. 

GEO. W. BALL'S SONS (Successors to Geo. 
W. Ball, and Barrels, Ball & Co.), manufacturers of 
Pressed and Common Brick ; all orders promptly filled ; 
Pattern Brick made to order ; Telephone Call 84-12 ; 
Office 48 Appleton Street, Keene, N. H. — A striking 
example of the rapid growth arising from favorable con- 
ditions and careful and enterprising management is that 
afforded by the operations of Geo. W. Ball s Sons, manu- 
facturers of bricks. This brick yard was established over 
twenty years ago by Mr. G. W. Ball, who was succeeded 
by the present firm in 1887. An immense trade has been 
built up, Ihe demand for their products increasing with 
almost phenomenal rapidity. Messrs. Ball Bros, manufac- 
ture pressed and common brick of a superior quality. 
Their brickyard covers an area of eight acres, and has a 
capacity for making 35,000 bricks per day. Employment 



is given to twenty eight assistants, and a ncoid has been 
made of promptness and accuracy iu the tilling of orders 
which commt-nds the enterprise to all who aamiie trust- 
worthy aiid progressive business methods, and has had 
much luHuence in building up the large wholesale business 
now transacted. Messrs. Ball Brothers require no intro- 
duction to our Keene readers, as they are both natives of 
this city, and give close personal attention to every detail 
of their business, thus ensuring prompt and reliable ser- 
vice to every customer. 

FRANK G. DORT & CO., Druggists ; Soda, 
Cigais and Confectionery ; head of Central Square, 
Keene. N. H. — The establishment conducted by Frank G. 
Dort & Co. at the head of Central Square, is worthy of 
particularly prominent mention, combining as it does, the 
advantages only to be foimd in a first class drug store. 
The premises made use of comprise a store and basement, 
each 60x18 feet in dimensions, and contain a carefully 
chosen stock of exceptionally reliable drugs, medicines 
and chemicals, etc., obtained fnmr the mcst trustworthy 
sources and specially select, d with a view to the require- 
ments of a family pieicription trade, while cigars, con- 
fectionery, soda, etc., are also carried in stock. The 
drug bu iness was started in Keene by Mr. O G. Dort in 
1851. In 1857 he moved to Geronld's block, and in 1870 
Mr. C. M. Chandler was admitted to the firm. In 1879 
Frank G. Dort was admitted, the firm name being Dort & 
Chandler, and s-o conlinui d until June 16, 1887, when the 
business was sold out to C. M. Chandler. June 36, 1888, 
business was again started at the head of Central square, 
under the na'uc "f Frnnk G. Dort & Co The firm is 
made up of Mr. Frank G. and Mr. O. G. Dort, both these 
gentlemen aie natives of New Hampshire, and are very 
well known throughout Keene and vicinity, Mr. Frank G. 
Dort, having been elected alderman from ward 3 for 1890. 
They are reliable druggists and have every facility at their 
command to ai I iu eisuring absolute accuracj' in Ihe 
compounding of all prescriptions entrusted to them. No 
exorbitant prices are quoted in this depaitment, the prices 
being as low as is ccmsislent with (he use of the best 
obtainable materials. In fact, low rates are quoted on all 
goiids handled, and the employment of three efl5cient 
assistants assure prompt and careful attention. 

MRS. FLORENCE L. E. WELLES, successor 
to Mrs. E. H. White, No. 9 Gerould's Block, No. 40 Cen- 
tral Square, Keene, N. H — We take especial pleasure in 
calling attention of such of our readers as ai'e numbered 
among the fair sex to the establishment conducted by Mrs. 
Florence L. E. Welles, at No. 40 Central square, for we 
are convinced that this lady is in a position to guarantee 
satisfaction to those who may favor her with their orders. 
There are various excellent reasons for holding this opin- 
ion, as we are sure our readers will agree if they take the 
trouble to give the matter a thorough investigation. Mrs. 
Welles was born in Glastonbury. Conn., and started the 
millinery business at Milton, N. H., in the spring of 1887, 
removing to ICeene in the fall of 1888, where she succeeded 
Mrs EH. White, and during the years that she has carried 
on her present establishment, a gratilying amount of patron- 
age has been a''Corded her. The premises occupied com- 
prise four medium-sized rooms, and a very select stock of 
millinery goods is to be seen on exhibition. The assort- 
ment contains no superannuated article of any kind, but is 
made up of new, fresh and seasonable goods that are in 
accordance with the latest dictates of fashion, and that are 
offered at prices considerably below those generally quoted 
on articles of such undeniable merit. Four competent 
assistants are emp'oyed, and those wishing any kind of 
millinery work done to order can be accommodated at 
short notice. Mrs. Welles has a tine stock constantly on 
hand to select from, and gives close personal attention to 
every department of her business, and endeavors to give 
no reasonable patron the least cause for complaint. 



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KEENE FURNITURE CO., manufacturers of 
■Chamber Furniture, Chiffonieres, Wardrobes, etc., in Ash, 
Walnut, Mahogany and Maple ; Office and Factor}' Kail- 
road Street, Keeue, N. U. — VVilhin the last quarter of a 
century the manufacture of furniture in this country lias 
undergone a radical change. We see less and less of the 
stiff and ponderous articles that were formerly in every 
house, or of the cheap painted bed-room sets which were 
the only things that people of limited means could afford to 
buy. At the present lime a neat, tasteful, and substaitial 
set of furniture may be purchased at a less price than was 
.formerly unhesitatingly paid lor the most iLfnior goods. 
This speaks volumes for our manufacluiers, and es-ptcially 
for the houses engaged in the production of furniture. We 
iind a prominent example of these in this city in the Ketne 
Furniture Company. It was established in 1868 by Messrs. 
F. L Sprague, C L Kingsbury and E. Joslin. Mr. T. A. 
Peart joined the firm in 1884, and five yeais later on the 
retirement of the other two members, Messrs. Sprague and 
Peait became the sole proprietors. The products of this 
estiibliihmcnt a'C generally acknowledged to be as fine in 
workmanship and finish as any to be found in the market, 
and the business of the house has developed to such an 
extent that it has become one of the largest industries of 
the kind in the country. The factory, located directly 
upon the line of the Cheshire railroad, comprises a num- 
ber of buildings having an area of 35,000 square feet of 
lliior room. They consist of a three story brick factory, a 
tiiiishiug building of three stories, dry kiln sheds and a 
large sample room. The buildinas are connected with the 
main railroad by a spur track, and with cros.s tracks run- 
ning through the plant, thus affording the most perfect 
facilities for shipping, etc. All the machinery is operated 
by steam power and employment ii furnished to eighty- 
five or more hands. The principal line of products con- 
sists of fine bed-room fiirnituie made of oak, walnut, 
niahogmy and maple These are largely shipped to all 
the leading cities where there is a deiinind for such 
goods, the bulk going to New York, Boston and Philadel 
phia. The members of the firm take an active part in the 
business, Mr. Sprague superintending the manufacturing 
depiirimeut, and Mr. Peart attending to the designing and 
selling. The products of this establishment are too well 
known to need further comment from us, and the com- 
pany enjoys the most favorable relations with all those 
-with whom they have established relations. 

NIMS, WHITNEY & CO., manufacturers of 
Doors, Blinds and Sa«h, keep constantly on hnnd, or make 
to order Doors, Sash, Blinds, Glazed Windows. Window 
Frames, Mouldings. Clapboards, and Pine Lumb -r, Kecne, 
N. H. — An industry of such importance as that condncted 
by Messrs. Nims, Whitney & Co., has so larjie a bearing 
upon the trade of this city, and is in every way so condu- 
cive to the general prosperity, as to merit particularly 
favorable mention in any review of the industries of 
Keene. Its claims to attention, are not alone based 
upon the extent of the enterprise, but quite as much 
from the fact that it is one of the old established, reliable 
firms, that has for many years been identified with the 
growth of the place and its inhabitants. The individual 
members of the firm are Messrs. George E. Whitney, N. 
Whitney, C. W. Morse and R. B. Munsell, all gentlemen 
well known in this section for their strict business 
methods, and invariably fair dealings. The factory, 
which is a large two-story brick building, situated ou 
Mechanic street, where centres the chief manufacturing 
interests of the city, is of .50x312 feet dimensions with an 
cU «f 50X7.5 feet, and a number of store houses and out- 
buildings. These are replete with tools, machinery and a 
generarequipment, embracing the best pieces of mechan- 
ism known to the trade, which are operated by two 
^toilers and an engine of eighty- horse power. Here 
employment is given to about fifty picked workmen, who 
are engaged in the manufacture of doors, sash, blinds, 



glazed windows, window frames, clapboards, etc. A 
large stock of these goods is constantly kept on hand, or 
they are made to order when desired. The products of 
this establishment are of such excellent quality and work- 
manship as to meet with the invariable approval of those 
with whom the firm is connected in business. They are 
largely shipped to the South and throughout the New 
England States, and it is but fair to say to those who use 
goods of this nature, that they will tied their interests 
materially advanced by opening relations with Messis. 
Niras, Whitney & Co. 

H. W. HUBBARD, Machinist, Steam and Gas 
Piper, dealer in Engines, Boilers, Pipe and Fittings ; par- 
ticular attention given to Low Pressure House Heating ; 
Telephone No. 37-4, Shop on Mechanic Street, Keene, N. 
H. — The business carried on by Mr. H. W. Hubbard was 
established in 1868 by Messrs. Sanborn & Hnbbard, and 
has been under the sole control of the present owner i-ince 
1878. Mr. Hubbard is a New Hampshire man by birth, 
and is generally and favorably known throughout this sec- 
tion, particularly in mechanical circles and among users 
of steam enjiines and boilers and woodworking an.d other 
machinery, (or he is a niiichinist, steam and gas piper, a 
manufacturer of .special machinery, and a dealer in engines, 
boilers, pipe and fittings. Repairing is done in a superior 
manner at shoit notice, his shop being fitted up with a 
variety of machinery driven by steam powf r from outside, 
and employment being given to seven competent assistants. 
The premises are located on Mechanic street, and are con- 
nected by telephone No. 27-4, so that orders can be sent 
from any point in this vicinity without delay. Mr. Hubbard 
gives particular attention to low pressure house healing, 
and is prepared to furnish and put in a plant that will 
heat houses, whether large or .small, in the coldest wealher. 
that is easily managed, is peifeclly safe, is economical of 
fuel, and will require no expensive repairs for years if 
given decent u'age. The adjuslnient of a steam heating 
appara'us is even more important than the si lection of the 
apparatus itself, and many excellent plnnts utterl}' fail to 
give saii-faciion because they are improperly placed and 
poorly put together, so that the wisdom of employing an 
experienced and thoroughly competent mechanic like Mr. 
Hubbard is too obvious to requiie further demonstration. 

W. H. SPALTER; Established 1825; Book- 
seller and Stationer, dealer in School, Miscellaneous and 
Blank Books. Wrapping Paper. Bags. Twine, Envelopes, 
Gold Pens, Writing Paper, Music, Musical Instruments. 
Ink, Chalk, Crayons, etc., etc.; Agent for the Celebrated 
Harper's Bazar Patterns ; Keene, N. H. — The Keene Book 
Store, now conducted by Mr. W. H Spalter, is one of the 
oldest business establishments of the kind in this city. 
This enterprise was inaugurated in 1825 by Mr. John 
Prentiss, who was succeeded by Mr. .1 H Spalter, and he 
by the present proprietor in 1871. Mr. W. H. Spalter is a 
native of flroton, Mass. He has been a member of the 
Board of Education for ten years, and is so generally 
known in Keene, both in business and .social circles as to 
render extended personal mention altogether unnecessary. 
He is a bookseller and stationer, and occupies spacious 
premises, his store having a total area of 1300 square feet. 
It contains a large and very carefully selected stock, 
including all the latest popular novels, and other publica- 
tions, educational and scientific works, blank books, etc. 
Mr Spalter deals largely in fashionable and business sta- 
tionery, wrapping paper, bags, twine, envelopes, gold pens, 
music and musical instruments, ink, chalk, crayons, etc., 
etc., aod is also agent for the celebrated Harper's Bazar 
patterns. He carries a full assortment of goods in each 
department which embraces the latest novelties. The 
prices quoted are always in strict accordance with the 
lowest market rates, and the goods vary so greatly in style 
and in cost, that all tastes and all purses can easily be 
suited. 



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liKPJilC8ENTATlVM BUSMMSii MEN OF KEENE. 



KNOWLTON & STONE, 

JOBBERS AND RETAILERS IN 

HARDWARE, IRON, STEEL. MILL SUPPLIES, 
PAINTS, OIL, LIME, CEMENT. 



3Xr. H. 



The lianlwiire trade is one of Ihe greatest importance to any place, whatever its size may be. Keene is particularly 
fortUDHte in liiiving this business well represented, as is fully proved by the standing of the house which is the subject 
of this article. It was established in 1857 by Mr, J. B. Knowlton, and the only change it has undergone during this 
1 ;ngth of time is the death of Mr. Knowlton after carrying on the business for ten years, and the accession of his 
brother, Wm. H. Knowlton, and Chas. H. Stone, the present proprietors. The firm does a large and thriviug 
business, both wholesale and retail in the different branches of the hardware trade. These comprise tools of every 
description, iron, steel, and mill and factory supplies. The store may be called the lieadquarters for all these articles, as 
special pains are taken that the supply of goods shall be of high and uniform merit. Messrs. Knowlton & Stone also- 
keep in stock a large quantity of paints, oils, lime, cement and other articles needed by builders. The premises occupied 
are very extensive, comprising the store proper, which occupies one floor and a basement of 30x65 feet, three 
storehouses and an iron, fire-proof building for storage. It is needless to say a large and varied stock is carried. 
Employment is given to eight assis'ants, and the business is carried on in a methodical and praiseworthy manner. 
Not only do Messrs. Knowlton & Stone aim to supply the most reliable goods, but thoy sell these at as low rates as it- 
is possible to do, and the purchaser need have no fear of not receiving his money's worth at this establishment_ 
Both members of the firm are natives of this Slate. 



FAULKNER & COLONY MANUFACTUR- 

ing Company, Woolen Manufacturers, Keene, N. H. — 
The Faulkner & Colony Manufacturing Company whs 
incorporated in 1889 for the purpose of continuing a busi- 
ness founded early in the century which is now rapid!}- 
drawing to a close, the enterprise in question having been 
inaugurated in 1815. The immediate predecessors of the 
company were Messrs Francis Faulkner and Josiah Col- 
ony, who carried on business for years under the style of 
Faulkner & Colony, one of the best known woolen manu- 
facturing concerns in New Hampshire. The companj' 
manufacture all-wool flannels, and produce a line of such 
goods (hat is satisfactory to the most critical trade, and is 
conceded by dealers and consumers to compare favorably 
with any articles of similar grade in the market The 
selling agents are Messrs. Faulkner, Page & Co., of Bos- 
ton and New York, and the product is widely distributed, 
a permanent demand for it being soon estaiilished wher- 
ever it is introduced. The premises utilized by the com- 
pany comprise three floors and a basement, measuring 
125x42 feet, and are fitted up with a most elaborate 
plant of improved machinery driven by water power. 
Employment is given to sixty assistants, and the business 
is so thoroughly systematized and every process incidental 
to production so carefully supervised that the uniform 
superiority of the product is very easy to account for. 



M. V. B. CLARK, dealer in Fancy and Staple 
Groceries, Roxbury Street, opposite Post-Ofllce, Keene, 
N. H. — No house in this section has won a more deserved 
and substantial fame for its integrity and fair dealings 
than that conducted by Mr, M. V. B. Clark. It was estab- 
lished by the present proprietor in 1880, having been 
under the able management of Mr. Clark for the past ten 
years. By honest and careful transactions and reliable 
goods an extensive retail trade has been built up through- 
out this vicinity. The store occupied is located on Rox- 



bury street, opposite post-office, comprising one floor anrtt 
basement, each covering an area of 1.500 square feet,, 
which are well equipped for the handling of the large and. 
fine stock of fancy and staple groceries usually to be- 
found here. The fame acquired by Mr. Clark for the 
handling of fine goods has spread throughout this vicinity, 
and only the most thorough satisfaction is expressed by 
those who have patronized him. The ttock is large and 
well arranged, and few there are who cannot find some- 
thing useful among the fine goods here displayed. Mr. M. 
V. B. Claik, is a native of Ludlow, Vt., and served as 
orderly sergeant in 16th Vermont Regiment, Co. C, 
during our late Southern Rebellion, and now shares the 
unshaken confidence and respect of the people of Keene. 

S. BABCOCK & SON, dealers in Fresh and 
Pickled Fish, Oysters and Lobsters in their season, 3$ 
Hoxbury Street, Keene, N. H. — There are two great rea- 
sons why Messrs. S. Babcock & Son should do a large 
business. First, because they deal in so popular an article 
as fish, and second, because they neglect no means to sat- 
isfy every customer. Business was begun in 1869 by Jlr. 
S. Babcock. the present firm of S. Babcock & Son being: 
formed in 1889. This firm have gained a high position 
among the houses engaged in their line of business in this 
city. These gentlemen are native-s of liockport, Mass., 
and occupy premises located on Roxbury street. Keene, 
N. H., the stof k carried being very varied, and consisting- 
of fresh and pickled fish of all kinds, also oysters and lob- 
sters in their seasons A specially is made of the prompt 
and accurate delivery of goods without extra charge, and 
all orders are given immediate and painstaking attention. 
Employment is given to two competent and polite assist- 
ants, and the fncilities at hand enable Messrs. Babcock & 
Son to handle their business without confusion or delay. 
The lowest market rates are always quoted at this store, 
and purchasers are assured that every article (old will 
prove .just as represented in every parlieular. 



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J. H. WRIGHT. DEALER IN FRUITS. CONFECTIONERY, CI&ARS, TOBACCO, ETC., 

A popular house in Keene concerned in those branches of business incUided under the above heatiicgs is 1hat of 
Mr. J. H. Wright. He occupies a store which covers an area of 1S60 square feet, located at rear 96 JIain SKeet, which 
is well stocked with a complite and varied aFsortment of confeclionery and foreign and domestic liuits, alfo cigars and 
tobacco. In addition to the above named goods tlie otlice of Ihe Northern Express Co., is also located here. Mr. 
Wright conducts a first class retail trade as well as wholesale, and emploj'S three asfislants. His stock of delicacies are 
guaranteed always pure and fresh. Mr. Wright is a native of Keene, and is in a position to offer Ihe strongest induce- 
ments to patrons. His retail trade is drawn from the best clasfes. He also is an extensive dealer in boats, osrs, tentp, 
and supplies, wholefale and retail, and has boats and tents to rent. 



E. W. BARKER, Blacksmitli, GO Railroad 
Street, Keene, N. H. — It is sometimes very important lo 
know where lO find a good blacksnii h, tor breakdowns or 
other accidents are apt to happen to anybody and mi ch 
trouble and delay may be avoided by going at once to the 
right place. In calling attention to the esiablifhnient car- 
ried on by Mr. E. W. Barker, we feel that we are doing 
our readers a real service, for his facilities aie of the most 
improved description and his work cannot fail to give 
satisfaction. Mr. Barker was born in Massachusetts and 
began business operations here in 1889. His shop is 
30x30 feet in dimensions and is fitted up in a way that 
enables him to fill orders at short notice, the tools and 
fixtures being of the latest and most improved kinds, and 
kept in first class condition. Hoise shoeing and general 
joljbing is extensively carried on, and the work turned out 
here will be found as durable as it is neat and strong. 
Sir. Barker gives close personal attention to every detail 
of his business, all orders being executed in an intelligent 
and skillful manner, while the prices charged are as low 
as can reasonably be expected on first class woik, he uses 
the best of stock, and as he treats his customers courte- 
ously and fairly, it is but natural that his establishment 
should be steadily gaining in popularity. 

A. J. GOODALE, Dressmaking Rooms ; all 
orders promptly expcuted in the latest style?, and satisfac- 
tion guaranteed ; Petts' Block, Church Street, Keene, N. 
H. — It is said by those who should be authority, that 
American ladies are the best dressed in the world, and 
that one reason why this is the case, is because they not 
only know how to choose their costumes, but how to wear 
them. There is no doubt that the art of dress-making is 
much further advanced in this country now than it was a 
few years ago, and this is due principally to the effect of 
hose who combine a thorough knowledge of the subject 



with natural taste and ability. In calling attention to the 
facilities possessed by Miss Adelaide J. Goodale for the 
doing of fashionable urefsmaking at short notice, we feel 
that we are rendering a real accommodation to our readers, 
for this lady has amply proved her entire fitness for the 
task she has undertaken, and those who make use of her 
services will have reason to congratulate themselves on 
having done so. Miss Goodale is a native of Hillsboro, 
X. H. She began business operations in Keene in 1888, 
where she opened first-class dressmaking rooms in Petts' 
Block, Church street. Miss Goodale keeps herself thor- 
oughly informed concerning the latest novelties in the 
dressmaking line, and spares no pains togive her customers 
the lull benefit of such knowledge. She solicits patronage 
aud is ready and willing to offer any suggestions her expe- 
rience and study may prompt, if such assistance be desired, 
while her charges are extreme!}' reasonable, considering 
the quality of the service rendered. All orders are 
promptly executed in the latest styles, and satisfaction 
guaranteed to the mi^st fastidious customer. 

C. M. CUMMINGS, dealer in all kinds of 
Boots, Shoes and Rubbers, Keene, N. H. — To one at all 
fastidious as to what kind of foot- wear should be worn, it 
is very necessarv to visit an establishment carrying a large 
stock, when it becomes advisable to replenish one's sup- 
ply of boots or shoes, for it is only from a large stock that 
a fastidious person can choose just what is suited to his or 
her tastes. The assortment should of course be varied 
also, and in short, it should be such as can only be selected 
by those who are determined to cater to the best class of 
trade. Doubtless it is largely owing to the enterprise 
shown in this direction, that the establishment now con- 
ducted by Mr. U. M. Cummings, has buiit up so large a 
patronage, for it has met with exceptional success since 
its inception. Business was started by C. Cummings & 



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Son in 1873, in 1881 Mr. C. M. Ciimmings bought out the 
interest of C. Cummings, since which date the business 
lias been conducted under the name of C. M. Cummings. 
He is a native of "Western Vermont, and is well known in 
both social as well as trade circles of Keene The prem- 
ises made use of cover an area of some 1,000 square feet. 
The stock on hand must be seen in order to be appreci- 
ated, for it is made up of new, fresh, and stylish goods, is 
complete in every department and includes the productions 
of the best manufacturers. The boots, shoes and rubbers 
sold by Mr. Cummings are put at the lowest possible fig- 
ures, and no pains are spared to thoroughly satisfy every 
caller. Efficient assistants are employed, and prompt 
attention is the rule, and couite>y is shown to all. 

REUBEN RAY, Carriage and Sleigh Ironer, 
«nd Jobbing of all kinds ; Steam Mills, Mechanic Street, 
Keene, N. H — The establishment of which Mr. Reuben 
Ray is now the proprietor, located on Mechanic street, is 
one of the best known and most popular to be found in 
the city, and those who are conversant with the even 
excellence of the work done at this establishment need no 
further explanation of its unsurpassed reputation. The 
premises are well equipped with improved devices of 
various kinds, enabling orders to be promptly filled, and 
the lowest prices consistent with the use of honest mate- 
rial and the employment of skilled labor, to be quoted at 
all times. Carriage and sleigh ironing is given particular 
attention, and jobbing of all kinds being done in the neat- 
est and most durable manner, no pains being spared to 
fully maintain the name of the shop for uniformly square 
and honorable dealing. Business was begun in 1876 by 
Ray Brothers, which was continued until 1880, when Mr. 
Reuben Ray assumed full control of the business. He is 
a native of New London, N. H., and is well known 
throughout Keene. He is assistant engineer of the fire 
department, and was selectman for two and one-half 
years. This book will have a very large circulation out- 



side of Keene, and will come into the hands of many resi- 
dents of adjoining towns who have occasion to drive to 
Keene frequently on pleasure or business. To such we 
would heartily recommend Mr. Ray's establishment, in 
case the services of a thoroughly competent carriage and 
sleigh ironer saould be wanted, for we are positive that the 
result will be entirely satisfactory. 



FRANK L. POND, dealer in Watches, Clocks, 
Jewelry, Silverware, Spectacles and Opera Glasses ; care- 
ful attention given to repairing ; 16 Clarke's Block, Keene, 
N. H. — No thinking person needs to he told that it is of 
the first importance, when purchasing anything in the line 
of watches, jewelry, etc., to patronize a strictly reliable 
house, yet an opposite course is occasionally pursued by 
those who ought to know better, and the result is uni- 
formly difsatisfaction. There is no excuse for allowing 
one's self to be imposed upon, for the reliable jewelry 
establishments of a community are easily found, even by a 
stranger, if trouble is taken to make a few inquiries, and 
it is safe to say that if such inquiries were made in Keene, 
one of the first establishments pointed out would be that 
of Mr. Frank L. Pond, located in Clarke's block. Cer- 
tainly the residents of this city have had abundant oppor- 
tunity to judge concerning the reliability of this enterprise 
since it was inaugurated in 1888, since which date, Mr. 
Pond has largely added to the reputation and patronage of 
the establishment. He is a native of Keene, and is a 
thoroughly experienced jeweler. The premises occupied 
are 20x60 feet in dimensions, and the large, fine stock on 
hand includes watches, clocks, jewelry, silverware, spec- 
tacles, and opera-glasses. Mr. Pond employs two careful 
and polite assistants and gives special attention to the 
repairing of watches and jewelry of all kinds ; also to the 
cleaning and adjusting of fine watches and French clocks 
in a neat and practical manner. One trial will convince 
you of the reliability and popularity of this house. 




Main Street, Hinsdale, Looking East. 



HISTORICAL SKETCH OF HINSDALE, N. H. 

The early history of Hinsdale is very intimately connected with that of Northfield, Mass., Win- 
chester, N. H., and Vernon, Vt., for the grant of land to the pioneer settlers was from the town of 
Northfield and the original township or plantation comprised territory on the Vermont side of the 
Connecticut, while the present township comprises a considerable portion of old Winchester. 

The great bend made by the Connecticut about midway in its passage by Hinsdale and just 
before it receives the waters of the Ashuelot River, was known to the Indians as "Namus Squam-aug- 
khige," signifying "spearing place for salmon," that noble fish being very plentiful in the Connecticut 
and Ashuelot rivers during the spawning season, and the conditions for spearing them at the mouth 
of the Ashuelot and along the bend in the Connecticut being very favorable during the aboriginal 
occupancy of this part of the country. This same Indian name was applitd to all the adjacent terri- 
tory and also to the tribe who inhabited it, but was contracted and corrupted to "Squakheag." The 
Squakheag tribe at one time occupied the entire Ashuelot valley ; their territory extending from the 
sources of that stream to the head waters of Miller's River on the south ; to the Monadnock Mountain 
on the east, and to about nine miles beyond the Connecticut on the west. The tribe are supposed to 
have been very closely related to the " Nashaway " or "Nashua" Indians, whose hunting grounds 
joined theirs at Monadnock Mountain. The Squakheags were numerous and powerful, bold and 
adroit in the execution of the innumerable cunning tricks characteristic of Indian warfare. Many of 
them were of gigantic stature, as is evidenced by the enormous size of the skeletons that have been 
discovered, some of these exceeding six and a half feet in length, and the bones being proportionately 
large and massive. The tribe was divided up into many communities, the villages being located at 
favorable points for obtaining food, so that all the more important of them were situated along tha 



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HISTORICAL SKETCH OF HINSDALE. 



river banks, as fish was one of the raost abundant and staple articles of diet. The flesh of animals^ 
secured by hunting and trapping, was also very largely used, and small animals and all kinds of flesh 
were cooked whole, the entrails being regarded as one of the best portions. 

But the Squakheags by no means depended entirely upon flesh food. On the contrary, they culti- 
vated the land quite extensively, their principal crops being corn and pumpkins,, the latter being pre- 
served by being cut in strips and dried in the sun. Other standard vegetable foods were chestnut* 




Bird's Eye View No. 1. 



and ground nuts, together with wild fruits. The art of making maple sugar was understood and? 
practiced, and tobacco was raised and used quite generally. Owing to their lack of suitable tools it 
was difficult for them to clear and cultivate the ground with any approach to thoroughness, but they 
understood how to make fire further their ends, and by making frequent tires, especially after the 
falling of the leaves, kept down the underbrush and injured and eventually destroyed and consumed 
both small and large trees. In early colonial days the Squakheags ranked among the boldest and 
most terrible enemies of the whites, and they did them much mischief in 1675, when they successfully 
attacked Deerfield and Northfield, Mass. The first of the serious blows which eventually broke their 
power and caused the shattered remnant of the tribe to seek asylum with the St. Francis Indians, of 
Canada, was delivered in 1676 upon a large party of Squakheags who had visited Turner's Falls, on 
the Connecticut, to fish for shad. At daybreak of the 19th of May, Captains Turner and Holyoke at 
the head of one hundred and sixty men, surprised them and killed a large proportion of their number. 
Thus far in the fight the whites had escaped with but few losses, but as they were returning to their 
horses, which they had hidden near by, the alarm was raised that the redoubtable King Philip with 
an overwhelming force of braves was rapidly approaching. The whites, panic-stricken, lost all sem- 
blance of order, and their lately defeated foes seized the opportunity to retaliate in kind and killed 
Captain Turner and thirty-seven of his men. But the tribe fared poorly during the years which fol- 
lowed. Many of their stoutest warriors were killed and their largest villages destroyed and finally 
they gave up the unequal struggle, and sold their magnificent hunting grounds to the whites, — a tract 
embracing some 65,000 acres — for the exorbitant sum of " forty-five pounds sterling in trade goods," 
equivalent to about $200 in our money to-day. Real estate in this section has increased appreciably 
in value since that bargain was consummated. The deed conveying the land is dated August 13^. 



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1687, and was executed by Nawellet, chief of the Squakheags. The title to all the lands in Hinsdale 
18 derived from this grant and from grants made by the town or proprietors of Northfield. The 
tribe did not entirely abandon the territory until 1720, or thirty-three years after the sale of it, but 
they lived on friendly terms with the settlers and on many occasions warned them them of impending 
■dangers. 

The pioneer settler in Hinsdale is supposed to have been Daniel Shattuck, for he is believed to 
liave built the first house in town, in 1737. It was situated on a brook in Merry's meadow, and 




Bird's Eye View No. 2. 



another house was soon built on the other side of the brook, the two buildings being connected by a 
plank palisade and surrounded by pickets. Both were heavily and strongly built and the place was 
given the name of Fort Shattuck. Robert Cooper built a house just south of Merry's meadow, later 
in the same year, and in 1741, John Evans erected a strongly fortified house a mile south of the 
Ashuelot. In 1742, a fort and a grist mill were built on Ash Swamp brook, north of Merry's meadow, 
by Colonel Ebenezer Hinsdale. Several houses had at that time been built at points above this fort, 
on the west side of the Connecticut, and also below the great bend. Nearly all the houses erected in 
this vicinity during the first period of its settlement were more or less strongly fortified, as it was 
anticipated that war between England and France would soon be declared, and it was known that in 
that case the French in Canada would encourage the Indians to attack the frontier settlements. The 
worst anticipations were realized, for war broke out in 1744, and soon the savages swooped down upon 
the exposed settlements, killing, burning, torturing, and spreading havoc on every side. The settlers 
at Keene, Swanzey, Winchester, Hinsdale and other points on the Ashuelot, and on the Connecticut 
north of the Massachusetts line as determined by the royal decree of 1740, were especially endangered 
not only on account of the remoteness of their locations but also because the boundary decision which 
severed them from Massachusetts deprived them of all legal claim to her protection, and yet did not 
gain for them protection from New Hampshire ; that province taking the position that these settlers 
under Massachusetts grants had no rights or privileges which she was bound to respect, and asserting 
that Massachusetts would take care of them even though they were outside of her jurisdiction, it being 
policy for her to defend these towns and so prevent the Indians from ravaging her own territory. It 
is but fair to say, however, that this cold blooded policy of New Hampshire was dictated by necessity 



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HISTORICAL SKETCH OF HINSDALE. 



rather than choice, for she was not in a position to give adequate protection to the Ashuelot and Con- 
necticut settlers and at the same time do her duty towards the settlers in other parts of the province. 

There would have been ample excuse for the settlers had they abandoned this entire region at th© 
very outset of the war, after learning that they would be obliged to depend upon their own meagre- 
resources for defense; but it was hard for them to give over the fields they had cleared and cultivated 
with so much labor, the buildings they had erected and the mills they had constructed, to the mercy 
of the savages; and so they arranged for defense as best they could and determined to hold out as long 
as possible, hoping against hope that New Hampshire would relent or that Massachusetts would save 




Bird's Eye View No. 3. 



the little colonies established by her sons under the protection of her laws. But these hopes proved 
groundless, and with the passage of time hope gave place to despondency and despondency to despairj 
most of the settlers being finally forced to retreat to the older settlements, not so much in conse- 
quence of actual fights with the Indians, although these were frequent and bloody, as because they 
could not till their lands, hunt or fish, and hence could not secure the means of substinence. Winches- 
ter was abandoned in the fall of 1745, and Keene and Swanzey in the spring of 1747, at which time 
Tery few settlers remained in any part of this region. 

June 24, 1746, a party of men working in a meadow by Bridgman's Fort, in Hinsdale on the west 
side of the Connecticut two miles below Fort Dummer, were attacked by twenty Indians, who killed 
two, wounded two and took two captive; and just a month afterward Colonel Willard and a company 
of twenty men were ambushed on the way from Fort Dummer to Hinsdale's mill, but they succeeded 
in driving off their assailants. Other Indian attacks were made during the rest of the year 1746, and 
in 1747 Fort Bridgman was burned, several whites killed and several captured. In 1748, on the 16th 
of June, fourteen men journeying from Fort Hinsdale to Fort Dummer were ambushed near the- 
mouth of Broad Brook and but three escaped, the rest being killed or captured; and on the 14th of 
the following July Sergeant Thomas Taylor and a party of sixteen men were attacked by about one- 
hundred French and Indians and were overpowered after a long and desperate fight. Four were 
killed outright, two wounded men were killed after the struggle was over, four escaped and Taylor 
and six of his men were taken to Canada. This fight took place about a mile below Fort Dummer, the- 



mSTOBICAL SKETCH OF HINSDALE. 



55 



spot now being marked by a monument erected by Lewis Taylor, a descendant of the sergeant. It is 
also a memorial of the fight at Broad Brook for it bears two inscriptions, one referring to Taylor and 
his companions, and the other reading "In memory of fourteen men who were waylaid by the Indiana 
near this place, June 16, 1743." The war between England and France was formally ended by » 
treaty of peace, October 7, 1748, but it was ended only in name so far as the frontier settlements were 
concerned, for the Indians continued hostilities for years afterward, although there was a season of 
comparative safety from 1749 to 1755. July '22d of the latter year several men were killed or cap- 
tured near Fort Hinsdale, and five days later as three men and two boys were returning to Bridgman's 

Fort, they were ambushed by twelve Indians, 
and one of the men was mortally wounded, 
one was drowned while escaping across the 
Connecticut, and the third got off unhurt, but 
both boys were captured. The savages at once 
made their way to Bridgman's Fort and cap- 
tured the three women and eleven children 
whom they found there, the door of the fort 
being opened for them as the inmates had 
heard the shooting and supposed them to be 
their friends escaping from the Indians. 

Such of the settlers in Hinsdale as had 
been driven away in the early part of the war 
returned in 1750 accompanied by others and 
in 1753, Colonel Ebenezer Hinsdale, who had 
built a mill and fort in 1742, and had remained 
himself and furnished asylum for others 
throughout the Indian troubles, presented a 
petition " in behalf of himself and sundry per- 
sons inhabiting at a place called Northfield, 
lying on the north of the dividing line of the 
Province of New Hampshire and the Massachu- 
setts Bay, praying that the petitioners . . . 
may be incorporated and invested with town 
privileges," etc. Hinsdale and his associates 
also asked for a grant of the lands, and for a 
confirmation of the rights, etc., the settlers had 
possessed before they were cut off from Massa- 
chusetts. The desired charter was given 
September 3, 1753 ; the rights of the settlers 
and proprietors confirmed, and the boundaries 
of the township were fixed. It included a large amount of territory which had been granted to Win- 
chester in 1733 by Massachusetts and in 1753 by New Hampshire; all that part of Northfield east of 
the Connecticut and north of the Massachusetts line, and a considerable strip of land on the west side 
of the river. It seems probable that the grant was made with the consent of the Winchester settlers, 
for they made no remonstrance against the taking of their land. 

The town was named in honor of Colonel Ebenezer Hinsdale, who did so much to further its 
settlement and to secure the rights of its proprietors. He died in 1763, and was buried in the grave- 
yard above Fort Hill. The first town meeting was held September 25, 1753, and it is worthy of note 
that the chairman of it and many other men prominent in the early history of the place, lived in the 
present town of Vernon, Vt. For this and for other reasons unnecessary to state at this late day, it 
is not surprising that Hinsdale should have been one of the thirty-four New Hampshire towns which 
voted to join Vermont about a quarter of a century later. 



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HISTORICAL SKETCH OF HINSDALE. 



The settlement of the tcwii proceeded but slowly for many years after its incorporation, the 
census ofj 1767 giving it a population of 158, and that of 1773 showing a gain of but sixty-two, the 
population then being 220. During the Revolution, Hinsdale furnished her full proportion of men 
and supplies, an.d in 1783 had but 303 inhabitants and but 330 in 1786. During the next four years a 
very decided gain was made, and the census of 1790 gives the town a population of 522, which was 
increased to 634 in 1800, to 740 in 1810, to 890 in 1820, to 937 in 1830, and to 1141 in 1840. By this 
time the valuable water powers in the township had begun to be improved and utilized in earnest, and 




Stebbins' Block, Hinsdale. 



on this account and also by reason of the building of the Ashuelot Railroad, the gain made during 
the next decade was extremely large, the population in 1850 amounting to 1903. The loss during the 
next ten years was almost equally great, the population having diminished to 1312 in 1860, while a 
population of 1342 in 1870 shows that the town barely held its own during that decade; but the tide 
turned and set strongly in the other direction, and in 1880 Hinsdale Iiad a population of 1868, which 
was increased in 1890 to 2253, by far the largest in her history up to that time, and as the gain is still 
in progress, it is evident that the town has entered upon a new era of prosperity, while the gain has 
been and is so steady as well as so pronounced that it is plainly not the result of any temporary 
" boom " but is permanent and reliable. Certainly the location and resources of the town are such 
as should ensure its prosperity if energetically utilized under fair conditions of competition, as will be 
seen from the following brief description : 

Hinsdale is located at the south-western corner of Cheshire county, and is bounded on the north 
by ChesterSeld, east by Winchester, south by the Massachusetts line, and west by the Connecticut 
river. The township is very irregular in shape, owing to the winding course of the Connecticut, and 
varies in width from about four miles, which is the length of its northern boundary, to less than a 



HISTORICAL SKETCH OF HINSDALE. 



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•quarter of a mile where it borders upon the Massachusetts line. It has an area of less than ten thou- 
sand acres, thus being one of the smallest townships in the State. Mount Wantastiquet, or West 
River Mountain, lies partly in Hinsdale and partly in Chesterfield, it being situated in the north-west 
•corner of the former and the south-west corner of the latter town, and rising abruptly from the Con- 
necticut to the height of about a thousand feet above the stream or one thousand two hundred feet 
Above sea level. Iron ore has been found in this mountain and has been mined to some extent, the 




Hotel Ashuelot, Hinsdale. 



mine being within Hinsdale limits. A mountain range extends along the eastern border into Win- 
•chester, and the views from the roads on this range are as grand and beautiful as any obtainable from 
any other point in the charming Connecticut valley. A sandy plain lies between these mountains and 
Merry's Meadow, and there are but few very good farms in town, the opportunities for successful 
farming being so limited that one may readily accept the statement that no more than fifty families 
have ever derived support from agriculture at one time. Hence it follows that Hinsdale must depend 
almost entirely upon her manufactures for prosperity, and the steady and pronounced gain in popula- 
tion and wealth during the past score of years shows that these are in a most flourishing condition. 
The manufacture of woolen goods lias been a leading industry here for more than seventy years, one 
concern employing from two hundred and fifty to three hundred persons, and another employing from 
one hundred to one hundred and fifty. The product comprises cashmerettes and flannels, and is in 
constant demand in the largest markets. Paper manufacturing is also extensively carried on, and 
was established and continued here in the face of severe discouragements, for the original mill, built 
in 1845, was burned in 1851. Another mill was at once built, and was destroyed, together with its 
machinery, by fire in 186.3. A third mill was in operation by 1865, and in 1881 the bursting of a 
" rotary bleach," destroyed it and much of the machinery. This occurred in the fall, and the follow- 
ing spring a better mill and a more extensive plant of machinery were " ready for business at the 
■old stand." The original mill had a capacity of eight hundred and fifty pounds of paper per day, this 
anill had a capacity of five thousand pounds in the same time. There are now two large paper mills 



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HISTORICAL SKETCH OF HINSDALE. 




Bkightwood Mills. Fisk Paper Co. 



in town, both manufacturing manilla paper of fine quality. Another important industry is the manu- 
facture of mowing machines and lawn-mowers, and indeed the working of iron and steel is extensively 
carried on here, the goods produced including besides the articles mentioned, chisels, boring tools^ 
cutlery, table knives, forks and spoons, iron castings and minor articles, carriages and wagons are 
also made, together with boxes and wooden ware, and soap is largely manufactured, the bulk of the 
product being mill soap, for scouring and fulling. 

As all tlie important mills 
and factories in town are 
driven by water power, it goes 
without saying that the mill 
privileges here are very valu- 
able. They are located on the 
Ashuelot, which enters the 
town from Winchester at a 
point about mid-way along the 
line dividing that town from 
Hinsdale, flows in a generally 
westerly direction through the 
village and then turns abruptly 
to the south and empties into 
the Connecticut just below 
Cooper's Point at the great 
bend in that stream. The 
width of the township from 
the mouth of the Ashuelot to the Winchester line is less than a mile. 

Although Hinsdale owes its prosperity to the excellence and extent of its water powers, these 
would be of but comparatively little practical value were it not for the excellent railway facilities the 
town possesses, the Ashuelot Railway and its connections enabling merchandise to be received from 
and sent to any point north, south, east or west in a comparatively short time and at reasonable rates. 
This road was chartered in 1846 and was opened for public travel December 9,1850. It extend* 
from Keene to South Vernon, Vt., a distance of twenty-three and three-quarters miles, its course 
closely following that of the Ashuelot river and it entering Hinsdale at a point a little to the south of 
where that stream crosses the 
Winchester line. The railway 
continues along parallel with 
the river until near its mouth 
and then turns sharply to the 
south and runs parallel with 
the Connecticut until the road 
strikes off to the south-west 
and crosses the river to South 
Vernon, where it makes junc- 
tion with the system of rail- 
roads extending to all points 
south, north and west through- 
out this country and Canada. 
Eastern connections may be 
made here aleo, or at the other 
extremity of the road, at 
Keene. 

The mercantile interests of 
Hinsdale are of course not so G. A. Robebtson & Co.'s Paper Mills. 




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HISTORICAL SKETCH OF HINSDALE. 



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The Haile & Frost Mfg. Co.'s Mill. 

important as the manufacturing interests, they being chiefly concerned with the supplying of the 
local demand, while the market for the town's representative productions is almost unlimited in 
extent. Still there are many excellent stores here, and they are very completely stocked, there being 
very few articles for domestic, farm and ordinary mechanical uses that cannot be bought at Hinsdale 
at very favorable rates. The local merchants are not surpassed in enterprise and liberality by any in 
this section, and their trade is all the more permanent and desirable from the fact that the great bulk. 
of it is confined to a small area. Significant evidence concerning the industry, thrift and prosperity 
of Hinsdale residents is afforded by the existence of a savings' bank, holding deposits exceeding 
$300,000, and it is pleasant to be able to add that this bank is controlled by prominent local business 
men and is most conservatively and ably managed. 

The facilities of education are excellent, the town showing a most progressive and liberal spirit in^ 
their support; and the townspeople are quick to see and prompt in taking advantage of any meritori- 
ous method of conducting- 
schools is indicated by the fact 
that Hinsdale was the first towtt 
in the county to adopt the town 
system, which the Legislature 
subsequently made universal 
throughout the State. Up to 
ISTV the old district system 
was followed, each school 
being conducted independently 
of all the others, but in that 
year two of the three districts- 
cornering on the village " pool- 
ed their issues" and built a 
good schoolhouse. A towr* 
High School was organized the 
following year, and in order 
that the preparatory schools- 
Mouth of the Ashuelot River. 




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REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF HINSDALE. 



«honld be made more uniformly efficient the third district in the village was united with the other 
two and grammar, secondary and primary grades were established, and in 1884 the system was 
extended to all the other schools in town ; districts being abolished. 

The Hinsdale religious societies include associations of Congregationalists, Universalists, Metho- 
dists, Baptists and Roman Catholics, and as each has a church the opportunities for attending divine 
worship are ample. Hinsdale's first newspaper bore the patriotic title of the Star- Sj jangled Jiatiner 
and was established in 1863 and published until early in 1883. The Progress was started in 1884 but 
progressed only until 1885, when its publication was discontinued, and that same year witnessed the 
establishment of the Valley Record, which is still recording the happenings in the county in general 
4ind in this vicinity in particular and is likely to continue to do so for an indefinite period, as it is well 
edited, newsy and reliable. Around the Lamp is a monthly juvenile publication, established in 1890, 
and giving every promise of having " come to stay." 



REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF HINSDALE. 



HINSDALE SAVINGS BANK, Hinsdale, N. 
H. — Ever since the dawn of ciyilizalion there has been an 
abuniluace of what Honice Greeley used to call "patent 
schemes for making everybody rich," and of late years 
there has been an especially large number of such schemes 
unfolded to a waiting world, but poverty has not as yet 
been abolished, and candor compels the statement that no 
apparent progress has been made towards accomplishing 
that end. The truth is (and it is a truth that many esti- 
mable reformers and philanthropists totally ignore) if pov- 
erty and the many evils which spring from it are to be 
done away with it must be by individual, not by collective 
■effort, for it is a principle of political economy no less 
than of theology, that each must work out his own salva- 
tion, and unless the individual members of a community 
be industrious, prudent and saving, poverty will exist 
therein no matter how favorable the conditions may be. 
The question for the philanlhropisl to answer then is, not 
" how can I help these people ? " but " how can I enable 
them to help themselves?" and a consideration of what 
lias been and is bjing done by the savings banks will show 
the true principles on which to base operations. There is 
the Hinsdale Savings Bink, for instance, small in compar- 
ison with some, but solid as a rock, and possessing and 
deserving the implicit confidence of the people. It gives 
aid witliout the suspicion of charitv. il receives small sav- 
ings and invests them safely and profitably, paying as 
high a rale of interest as circumstances will warrant ; it 
encourages people to work, to put aside a portion of their 
earnings, to form regular habits, to be law-abiding citizens, 
to be directly interested in the preservation of peace and 
in the respecting of the just rights of property, — all these 
things and more it does, and yet it is managed on strictly 
business principles, affects no man's independence and 
offers its services freely to all who may desire them. Such 
an institution reflects credit both on its managers and its 
patrons, and we are happy to note the prosperitj' and pop- 
ularity of a bank which is of such benefit to the entire 
community. The officers are as follows : President, C. J. 
Amidon ; Vice President, Edward Stebbins ; Treasurer, 
■<Jeorge Wellman ; Assistant Treasurer, Cora A. Wellman. 

Condition of HinndaU Savi'-gs Bank, July 1, 1891. 

Due depositors |311 .613 . 33 

Surplus 11,652.80 

Guaranty fund 15,638.88 

$338,905.01 



E. cfc N. WORDEN, Soap Manufacturers, Hins- 
dale, N. H. — One of the most important of the industrial 
enterprises located in Hinsdale is that carried on by Messrs. 
E & N. Worden, it hiving been inaugurated in 1870 and 
having been so successfully oonducted as to have become 
an acknowledged leader in its special line. The firm 
make a leading specialty of the manufacture of mill soap 
tor scouring and fulling, and the simple fact that they 
have supplied one mill for over twenty years is convincing 
evidence that their product is all right, both as regards 
quality and price. Factory and laundry soaps are also 
largely manufactured and this cr)ncer.n are the sole manu- 
facturers of E. & N. Worden's Coco soap, which has now 
been on the market for nearly twenty j'cars and has proved 
itself to be unequalled as a laundry soap, and as a toilet 
soap far superior to many that are lavishly advertised and 
claimed to be unparalleled for healthfulness and efficiency. 
Coco soap will not injure the finest fabrics in the least ; it 
will accomplish one third more than any other soap ; it 
may be used in hard or soft water and will not yellow the 
clothes like other soaps, and it will entirely remove grease 
spots, paint, tar, etc., from cotton, woolen and silk, qnd 
do so not by destroying the fibre of the fabric, but by dis- 
solving the foreign substance so that it may be readily 
rinsed away. The above are strong claims to make, but 
they are justified by the tacts, and the manufacturers war- 
rant the soap in every respect when used in accordauce 
with the few and simple directions printed on each wrap- 
per. As regards its value as a toilet soap we need only 
say that it has shown itself to be a sure cure for salt rheum, 
one of the most obstinate and serious of skin diseases. 
Coco soap is sold at all the leading grocery stores, etc., 
and its price and its durability and great cleansing powers, 
make it the cheapest as well as the best soap in the market. 
Dealers will find it very pleasant and profitable to handle, 
for good housekeepers are very apt to do all their trading 
where they find they can get the best soap, and the carry- 
ing of a stock of Coco soap will help along the other 
departments of the business every time. Messrs E. & N. 
Worden have large facilities, and are in a position to fill 
all orders without delay. The firm as now constituted is 
composed of Messrs. N. M. and E. A. Worden, both 
natives of this town Mr. N. M. Worden has been con- 
nected with the board of selectmen for four years, and Mr. 
E. A. Worden was a member of the Berdan Sharp Shoot- 
ers ; both gentlemen being very widely and favorably 
known in social and business circles throughout this sec- 
tion. 



REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF HINSVALE. 



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HINSDALE WOOLEN MILL, C. J. Amidon 
& Sons, Hinsdale. N. H. — There i» no other American 
industry that lias been so liampered, so oflen and so inju- 
riously interfered with by legislation as has the manufac- 
ture of woolen goods, and that such great progress has 
been made in it as is the case reflects the highest credit on 
our woolen manufacturers as a whole, and gives grounds 
for the belief that we will ultimately lead the world in tliis 
branch of production, provided artificial interferences be 
removed. The goods produced at sonie of our mills will 
compare favorably, graile for grade, with those manufac- 
tured in any other country, and when the silly prejudice 
against domestic woolens which is a relic of past condi- 
tions is done away with (and every patriotic citizen should 
personally strive to aid in its abolishment) our representa- 
tive woolen manufacturers will be rewarded for their ear- 
nest and long continued efforts to improve their products 
and lessen their cost to the consumer. The business was 
started more than half a century ago, in 1840, and in 1862 
came under the control of Messrs. Bojden, Bishop & 
Amidon. It is now carried on by Messrs. C. J. Amidon 
& Sons, the firm being constituted of Messrs. C. J. Ami- 
don, P. F. Amidon, and W. O. Amidon. The senior part- 
ner is a native of Chesterfield, N. H., and is one of the 
best known business men in the State, having held many 
public offices, such as those of senator, representative, 
town treasurer, selectman and postmaster. Both his sons 
were born in Hinsdale, and are widely known in social 
and business circles. The Hinsdale woolen mill is 
equipped with an extensive plant of improved machinery, 
including six sets of cards, and fifty broad looms. Ample 
water power is available, employment is given to eighty 
experienced operatives, and the annual output averages 
about 350,000 yards. Attractive styles, honest materials 
and thorough and skillful workmanship are the character- 
istics of the goods produced here, and hence it is not sur- 
prising that they should meet with ready sale, especially 
as the firm till orders promptly and at the lowest market 
rates, quality considered. 

G. A. ROBERTSON & CO., Paper manufac- 
turers, Hinsdale, N. H, — It seems probable that the old 
saying, "there's nothing like leather," will soon have to 
be changed to " there's nothing like paper," for varied and 
important as are the uses to which leather is put, it is now 
equalled if not surpassed in general utility by paper, and 
new jind valuable uses of the latter material are being dis- 
covered continually. A complete list of the articles made 
of paper would occupy pages of fine print and would 
include such widely different things as collars and car. 
wheels, boats and banknotes, for there is no other material 
that is adapted to so wide a range of uses, or whose prop- 
erties can be so easily and carefully altered to suit given 
conditions. Hence the present demand for paper, immense 
as it is, is but an earnest of what may be expected in the 
future and there is no industrj' giving greater promise than 
that of paper manufacturing. It has been carried on at 
Hinsdale for many years, one of I he pioneer enterprises of 
the kind here being that inaugurated by Messrs. Thomas 
& Cutting in 1845. It came under the control of Messrs. 
G & J. Robertson in 1850, and the present firm, G. A. 
Robertson & Co., assumed possession in 1887, the partners 
being Messrs. G. A. & O. C. Robertson, both natives of this 
town. The concern occupy spacious premises, comprising 
two floors of the dimensions of 210x50 feet, and equipped 
with an elaborate plant of improved machinery driven by 
water power. Employment is given to fifteen assistants, 
and the out-put is very Urge in amount, but is readily dis- 
posed of as the productions of this firm are very generally 
and favorably known, and the business is so ihorouglily 
systemized that all orders are assured prompt and careful 
attention, the product is uniformly satisfactory in quality, 
and the prices are in strict accordance with the lowest 
market rates. 



WORDEN BROS., Booksellers, Stationers,. 
Newsdealers and .lewelers, Hinsdale, N. H. — A newspaper 
delivery service that is not prompt, accurate and absolutely 
reliable is little better than an aggravation, for it is a con- 
tinual source of bother and had best be dispensed with, 
altogether, but a thoroughly satisfactory service is a most, 
valuable and decided accommodation, and hence there is 
abundant reason for the pronounced popularity of that 
rendered by Messrs. Woiden Brothers, for it is thor- 
oughly satisfactorj' in every respect, the firm furnishing: 
all the leading daily, weekly and Sunday papers by the- 
day, week, month or year, delivering them as soon as pos- 
sible after publication, and at uniformly moderate rates. 
JIagazines and periodicals of all kinds will also be sup- 
plied, subscriptions being received at publishers' rates and 
the publication being mailed from the printers' direct to- 
to the subscriber. Any American book of comparatively 
recent publication will be furnished at short notice at the- 
regular retail price, and many of the standard and popular 
books are carried in stock, togfther with blank-books, sta- 
tionery, pocket-books, purses, albums, musical instru- 
ments, sheet music, games, notions, novelties, etc. A full 
line of sample picture frame mouldings is on hand to- 
choose from, and frames of any size will be made to order 
at short notice and at moderate rates. The assortment of 
stationery includes the latest fashionable novelties as wtlS 
as office supplies and wriiing materials of all kinds. 
Employment is given to two assistants, and prompt atten- 
tion is assured to every caller. They also do watch repair- 
ing in all its branches in a strictly first class manner, and 
at reasonable rates, all necessary tools and appliances being^ 
available, and orders being filled without delay, they beings 
prepared to successfully undertake the most delicate and 
difficult jobs. We take pleasure in recommending them 
to our readers, for a large line of clocks, watches, silver- 
ware and jewelry in the latest designs are constantly oa 
hand. Mr. G. N. Smith has charge of the jewelry depart- 
ment. 



T. W. SABEN, Insurance, Hinsdale, N. H.— 
The insurance business has assumed such vast proportions- 
in this country that it is a sheer impofsibilily for any man 
to keep informed as to the comparative standing and the 
characteristic methods of the many companies unlefs he 
gives the subject much more time and attention than can 
properly be spared from the special vocation in which he 
is engaged, and yet it is of the first importance to use 
intelligent discrimination in the choice of companies, Jor, 
like individuals, they vary greatly in reliability nnd in the 
promptness with which they discharge their obligations* 
Under these circumstances it is obvious that the most 
fecure, convenient and generally desirable method of 
placing insurance is through a local agent who has harl 
suflBcient experience to be thoroughly well informed on 
insurance matters and who is known to be trustworthy in 
every respect, for of course such a man is conversant with 
the standing of the several companie," and will represent 
none that he believes to be unworthy of confidence or that 
affords any but an economical and efficient service. 
Judging from the general use made of his facilities, the 
residents of Hinsdale and vicinity are convinced that Mr. 
T. W. Saben is such an agent as we have described and 
they have excellent grounds for that conviction for be has 
had some twenty years' experience in the Insurance busi- 
ness, and represents such leading companies as the Mutual 
Life of New York; People's Fire Insurance Co., New 
Hampshire; ^Etna Fire Insurance Co. of Hartford ; Che- 
shire Jhitual Fire Insurance Co., and Manufacturers' and 
Merchants' Fire Insurance Co. He is prepared to write 
policies on the most favorable terms, and gives equal care 
to the placing of large and small lines of insurance, while 
all business entrusted to him is assured immediate and. 
painstaking attention. 



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REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF HINSDALE. 



H. W. THAYER, Domestic Bakery, Confec- 
tionery, Fruits and Nuts, Tobacco, Cigars, Toys and 
Fancy Goods, Toilet Soaps, Perfumes and Stationery, 
-Oyslers, Ice Cream, etc. ; Meals Cooked to Order ; Steb- 
bins Block, Hinsdale, N. H. — Among the varied industries 
pursued in Hinsdale, tlie Domestic Bakery liolds a promi- 
nent place in the trade centre. This establishment was 
founded in 1873 by the present proprietor. Air. H. W. 
Thayer, who during the time since elapsed has most ably 
managed his establishment. The Domestic Bakery is 
located in Stebbin's block, and is of spacious dimensions. 
The extensive retail business transacted requires the ser- 
vices of two thoroughly capable assistants. The energies 
of the house are devoted to the manufacture of bread, cake 
and pastry of all kinds, as well as to dealing in confection- 
ery, fruits and nuts, tobacco, cigars, and fancy goods, 
toilet soaps, perfumery and stationery, also oysters, ice 
cream, etc., and it is known as the headquarters for yeast. 
Therefore we take pleasure in calling the attention of our 
readers to this first class and thoroughly reliable establish- 
ment. The proprietor, Mr. Thayer, is a native of Dum- 
merston, Vt., and is very well known throughout Hins- 
dale, where he has held the office of sheriff and constable 
several times, and we feel justified in commending both 
■the establishment and its wide awake proprietor to the 
favorable attention of all housekeepers, and others, desi- 
rous of finding a first-class establishment, whose products 
can be implicitly relied upon. A specialty made of fine 
■confectionery of all kinds. 

B. WHELDEN & SON, dealers in Stoves, 
Tin and Wooden Ware, etc.. No. 1 Church Street, Hins- 
dale, N. H. — Kspecial attention has been paid to cooking 
and the kitchen during the past few years and the result 
is that the list of kitchen furnishing goods, has been 
^eatly e.xtended and the work of the housekeeper mat^eri- 
ally lightened. It has been found that brains are as valu- 
able in the kitchen as they are in the parlor and many a 
lady now prides herself on her ability as a cook who a 
short time since would have been ashamed to be seen in 
the kitchen. Regarding stoves, tin and wooden ware, 
etc., no idea of their variety and importance can be gained 
without a personal inspection of them, and a house carry- 
ing as large and select assortment of these articles as is to 
be found in Hinsdale is that conducted by Messrs. B. 
Whelden & Son, at No. 1 Church street. This enterprise 
was inaugurated by C. E. Wheldon in 1887, who was suc- 
ceeded by the present firm in 1888. These gentlemen are 
natives of Ludlow, Vt., and stand especially high among 
the business men of Hinsdale The premises occupied by 
Messrs. B. Whelden & Son, cover an area of some 1,200 
square feet, and contain an inimente stock, complete in all 
its departments, comprising not only stoves, of all kinds 
both for cooking and heating purposes, but also tin and 
wooden ware, etc., of all descriptions. Employment is 
given to three assistants, while the proprietors give close 
personal supei vision to every detail of the business. Hon- 
orable dealing and low prices are distingui.'hing charac- 
teristics of this concern and it fully d( serves the excep- 
tional success attained. 

G. S. HOWE, dealer in Dry Goods, Groceries, 
Crockery, Boots and Shoes, Hats and Caps, Hinsdale, N. 
H— After visiting the store carried on by Mr. G. S. Howe 
it is easy to see why the establishment is very popular 
among all classes of purchasers, for it becomes evident on 
■examination that the stock on hand is very carefully 
selected and comprises a full line of choice family groce- 
ries, dry goods, etc., etc., and the prices quoted confirm 
the favorable impression previously made. Mr. Howe 
certainly ought to know pretty well what the Hinsdale 
public wants, for he has been connected with his present 
business since 1868, having carried on business for eight 
years in South Deerfleld. Mass., previous to starting in 



business here in 1877. The premises occupied comprise a 
store and basement, each covering an area of some 1500 
square feel, and are supplied with all necessary facilities 
for the accommodation of the stock and the serving of 
customers promptly and accurately. Dry goods, groceries, 
boots and shoes, also hats and caps are extensively dealt 
in and offered in a variety of choice grades at exceptionally 
low rates, while all the many articles dealt in are fully 
guaranteed to prove as represented, and are supplied at 
prices as low as the lowest. Three competent assistants 
are employed, and all orders are accurately and promptly 
delivered. Mr Howe is a native of Dover, Vt. , and is 
very well known and highly esteemed throughout Hins- 
dale and vicinity, as be guarantees every article to prove 
as represented, and quotes the lowest market rates. 

NEVVHALL & STEBBINS, manufacturers of 
the Granite State Field Mowers, Granite State Lawn 
Mowers, and Ideal Lawn Mowers (see opposite page), 
Hinsdale, N, H — The firm of Newhall & Stebbins was 
formed in 18.56 to continue a business started by Mr. Cyrus 
Newhall in 183G General machine jobbing was done 
until 1860, when the manufacture of mowing machines 
was begun and in 1881 the firm began to make lawn 
mowers also. Many and radical improvements have been 
made from year to year, and as the material and work- 
manship have always been equal to the best, the Granite 
State field and lawn mowers rank second to none and are 
pronounced by many competent judges to be decidedly 
superior to all others. The market is flooded with mowers, 
particularly field mowers, and the would be buyer is apt 
to become confused by the many conflicting claims made 
by rival manufacturers or their salesmen, but if he will 
bear certain facts in mind and use the common sense 
which every man has to a greater or less degree, he cannot 
be deceived and will surely spend his money to the best 
advantage. He will attach due importance to the fact 
that the Granite State mower is not made " out West," and 
was not designed especially for use on the level prairies, 
free from stones, so common in that section, and so rare 
in New England, but was originated, perfected and is 
manufactured right here in the old Granite State, is 
intended especially for the use of New England farmers, 
and in its present form is the result of much study, experi- 
ence and experiment which the firm have had and made 
during the thirty years it has been on the market. Cater- 
ing especially to New England trade the manufacturers 
spare no trouble or expense to suit New England require- 
ments, and the conditions here are so difficult that a 
mower that gives entire satisfaction on the average New 
England farm will give satisfaction anywhere, while a 
machine may work to perfection on the Western plains, 
and be of comparatively little value here. Messrs New- 
hall & Stebbins warrant the Granite State mowing machine 
to be as perfect and durable as any in use, and better 
adapted to all kinds of land. They warrant each and 
every machine to be perfect in all its parts, and capable of 
doing as much work in any kind of mowing as any other 
machine, in many places doing it better, always as well, 
and with greater ease to both horses and driver, this being 
the lightest draft mower in the market, quite free from 
any shaking motion, and entirely safe, the driver not being 
thrown from it as from other mowers. Certainly these 
are solid advantages, and they are guaranteed by a firm 
organized in 18.56, and known to be thoroughly honorable 
and responsible. The field mowers are made in four dif- 
ferent sizes, as follows ; No. 0, two horse, five feet cut ; No. 
1, two horse, four and one-half feet cut ; No 2, two horse, 
four feet cut ; No. 3, one-horse, three and one-half feet cut. 
The Granite State lawn mowers are made in five sizes, 
viz : 13 inch, 14 inch, 16 inch, 18-inch, and 20 inch. The 
Ideal lawn mowers are made in four sizes, viz : 10-inch. 
12inch. 14 inch, and 16-inch. Agencies are maintained 
throughout New England and orders can always be filled 
without delay. 



REPRESENT ATIVE BDSINESS MEN OF HINSDALE. 



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THE GRANITE STATE FIELD MOWER. 







^^g;i^i:^tn„, 




GRANITE STATE LAWN MOWER. 

Warranted to be as perfect, as durable, and 

more easily operated than any other 

Lawn Mower in use. 



IDEAL LAWN MOWER. 



Warranted to be equal in every respect to any other 
Lawn Mower except the Granite State. 



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REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF HINSDALE. 



F. C. DAVIS, Butcher, Hinsdale, N. H.— When 
one has learned where to buy meats to the best advantage 
one of the most vexatious problems incidental to house- 
keeping has been solved, for it is the common experience 
that more trouble is met with in doing tliis than in buying 
anything else in the line of food products. Every huuse- 
keeper knows that it is very important to personally select 
the meats used, but many have no time to visit a store and 
do their marketing, and so they describe what they want 
as accurately as possible, and depend upon the butcher to 
make the selection, the usual result being that both parties 
suffer, the purchaser because he doesn't get what he wants, 
and the butcher because he doesn't satisfy his customer. 
An excellent and easy way to avoid this is to deal with 
Air. F. C. Davis, for he runs a cart through Hinsdale and 
Northfield, and brings liis meats directly to the residences 
of patrons so that all may choose for themselves. His 
assortment is varied, his goods the best the market affords, 
and his prices low, so it is very natural that he i-hould 
have built up a large and desirable trade since beginning 
operations, in 1890. Mr. Davis was born in Winchester, 
N. H., and has many friends throughout this section of 
the State. 

L. A. PARKS, Grain and Feed ; also Box 
Making, Water Tubs, Trunks and General Wood working; 
Hinsdale, N. H. — A very thoroughly equipped establish- 
ment of its kind is that carried on by Mr. L. A. Parks, 
and his facilities are so extensive that it is not at all sur- 
prising that lie should be able to till orders at short notice, 
and to quote prices that will bear the severest comparison 
with those named by other makers of equally desirable 
goods. The business in question was founded in 187.5 by 
the present proprietor. He is a native of Wincl)endon, 
Mass., and has held the otflce of t»x collector for Hins- 
dale, N. H , and is almost universally known through this 
section. Mr. Parks occupies spacious premises, including 
a box making establishment and grist mill, comprising 
two floors, each covering an area of 1800 square feet, and 
fully equipped with all requisite facilities, which are oper- 
ated by water power. Tlie manufacture of boxes, trunks, 
water tubs and general wood working business, is exten- 
sively carried on, employment being given to a suflicient 
force of assistant?. "The productions of this establishment 
have a most enviable reputation in the market, and there 
is every reason why they should have, for carefully 
selected material is used, and no trouble spared to accu- 
rately carry out every process incidental to their manufac- 
ture. VVe refer, of course, to the g ain, feed, etc., pro- 
duced here, as well as boxes, tubs, trunks, etc. Mr. Parks 
gives close personal attention to the management of his 
business, and is in a position to fill all orders at short 
notice, and at bottom prices. 

■WILLIAM O. HARRIS, Shoemaker and 
Repairer, 3 Stebbins Block, Hinsdale. N. H — Among the 
business enterprises of recent establi.=hment in Hinsdale, 
it is with pleasure that we note the one conducted by Mr. 
William O. Harris. Although this house is of very recent 
establishment, having only been in existence since 1891, 
its reception and patronage by this community is exceed- 
ingly flattering and encouraging to the proprietor, who is 
an energetic man of long practical experience in this line 
of business. The premises occupied are located at No. .S 
Stebbin's block, and are some 324 square feet in dimen- 
sions. Tlie extensive business already gained requires the 
services of a thoroughly competent assistant. The custom 
shoemaking and repairing done at this establishment are 
executed under the strict personal supervision of its \ito- 
prietor, and all work is neatly and promptly done at very 
reasonable prices. Mr. Harris is very well known through- 
out Hinsdale, where his skill and ability, aided by many 
improved and modern facilities, is displayed in the many 
productions of this establishment, both as regards the 
making of shoes to order, or the repairing of the same, 
which is done in a most satisfactory manner. 



TAYLOR, STEBBINS & CO., Druggists, 

Hinsdale, N. H.— There are few establishments in Hins- 
dale, carrying so large and carefully chosen a stock of 
drugs, medicines, etc., as may be found at the one con- 
ducted by Messrs. Taylor, Siebbins & Co., lor this film 
give particular attention to the sekction of their stock, 
and neglect nothing which will tend to increase the per- 
fection of their service in tliis important department of. 
their business. The existing firm is made up of Messrs. 
E. S. Taylor and W. O. Stebbins. Both are natives of 
Hinsdale. The premises occupied are some 1,200 square 
feet in dimensions, and despite the complete assortment of 
drugs, etc , on hand, affoid sulBcient room to accommo- 
date quite an extensive stock of toilet and fancy goods, 
hardware, paints, oils, etc., in which an extensive retail 
trade is transacted There are live competent assistants 
employed, and whetlier you want drugs, medicines, or 
wish anything else from the stock, you are assured imme- 
diate and courteous attention, and may depend upon 
receiving full value for money expended. The goods are 
thoroughly reliable, they are ofi'ered in sufficient variety 
to suit all tastes, and are sold at the lowest market rates, 
so that we are justified in guaranteeing entire satisfaction 
to those who place their orders at this well managed 
establishment. 



HOLLAND & UPHAM, dealers in Dry Goods, 

Small Wares, Boots and Shoes, Crockery, Groceries and 
Provisions, Hinsdale, N. H. — The firm of Holland & 
Upham are well known tlirnughout Hinsdale and vicinity, 
for tlie concern lacks neither the experience nor the ability 
necessary to enable them to successfully meet all honor- 
able competition and to cater satisfactorily to all classes of 
trade, and hold an enviable reputation for enterprise and 
fair dealing. The present firm is made up of C. A. Hol- 
land and L. M. Upham, they succeeding to the business 
carried on since 1885 by Holland & Richards. The prem- 
ises occupied comprise one floor and a cellar, each 20x90 
feet in liimensions, and contain a heavy and complete 
stock of dry goods, small wares, boots and shoes, crockery, 
groceries, and provisions, and other articles too numerous 
to mention. Employment is given to three assistants at 
this establishment, and callers are promptly and politely 
served. They are also assured honest goods at bottom 
prices. Messrs. Holland & Upham include overalls and 
clothing in their large and varied stock of goods, and a» 
the Hinsdale people know reliable goods when they see 
them, it is perfectly natural tliat an extensive trade should 
have been established. 



MISS MARY BELANGER, Milliner, Hins- 
dale, N. H. — We believe it has not been satisfactorily dem- 
onstrated just who or what is the " leader of fashion," the 
fact being that certain articles are fashionable while others 
are not, while apparently there is not the least reason for 
distinction. Still the saying goes, " As well be out of the 
world as out of fashion," and as the ladies of Hinsdale and 
vicinity are far from being "out of llie world" it is not 
suiprising that they should have strong objections to being 
"out of the fashion." There is certainly no reason why 
they should be so, as our local dealers show decided enter- 
prise in offering the latest novelties to their patrons, and, 
indeed, so far as millinery is concerned, one would have 
to journey a good ways to find a more desirable assort- 
ment of fashionable novelties than may be seen at tli« 
establishment conducted bj' Miss Mary Belanger. This 
lady is a native of Canada, and has bad great experience 
in connection with her present business. It would be use- 
less for us to mention the stock in detail, for it is con- 
stantly changing, and always comprises the leading novel- 
ties, so that a description would be "out of date" before 
it could reach the public. The premises in use cover an 
area of 500 square feet. Order work is given prompt and 
skillful attention, and low prices are uniformly quoted. 



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THE COMEE (RMOCEM 

FRANK H. FULLER & CO., 




DEALERS IN 




Fine Groceries, Flour, Teas, 

Coffees, Extracts, 

Canned Goods, Fruits, 

Confectionery, 

Plain and Fancy Crockery, 

Glassware, 

also a full line of Tobacco 

and Cigars. 

Pure Spices a specialty. 

StebbiDs' Block. Hinsdale, N. H. JfllTTLE T^H 'PflKT^i 

The "Corner Grocery," of which Prank H, Fuller & Co. are now the 
proprietors, has many claims to be regarded as a truly representative estab- 
lishment, for since it was first opened in 1878, it has been carried on in a man- 
ner which has placed it high in the confidence of the public, and caused it to 
t>e patronized by the most careful and discriminating purchasers. The business was originally founded by Mr. A. S. 
Bacon, he being succeeded by Mr. W. C. Towne in 1889, Frank H. Fuller & Co. assuming full control of the business 
January 1890. Mr. Fuller is a native of Winchester, N. H.. and we need biirdly say is thoroughly familiar with the 
grocery business in all its branches. The premises occupied are located in Stebbins' block, and comprise a store some 
1400 square feet in dimensions in addition to a storage room 240 square feet in size. There is abundant room 
for the carrying of a large stock, and that this room is taken full advantage of may be seen at a glance on visiting the 
store, for complete lines of staple and fancy groceries of all kinds are constantly carried, including pure spices, extracts, 
fruits and confectionery, canned goods, etc. This firm make a specialty of tea and coffee of superior grades, as well as 
plain and fancy crockery and glassware, also a full line of tobacco and cigars, and in fact everything usually found in a 
strictly first-class establishment of this kind. Employment is given to three capable assistants. Orders are filled with 
promptness and accuracy, while every caller is assured immediate and courteous attention. Their motto is : " Visitors 
Always welcome and goods cheerfully shown, whether you wish to purchase or not." 



TIV:f)7Yrnii,g. ,j'3 j-JoT' 



-__THE HAILE & FROST MFG. CO., Hins- 
■dale, N. H. — The enterprise conducted by the Haile & 
Frost Mfg. Co. is one of the most e.Ktensive and impor- 
tant, not only in this town, but in this section of the State, 
and it is widely and favorably known to the trade through- 
out New Englind and in nearly all other portions of the 
Union, the line of woolen goods made by this company 
being very cimplete and including so great a variety of 
desirable novelties every season as to commend itself to 
the mo?t exacting class of purchasers. The business was 
founded many years ago and has developed largely since 
coming under the control of the present company, which 
has abundant 'capital and is under the direct management 
of men of experience, enterprise and determination, who 
neglect no honorable means of extending its operations, 
andjspare neither trouble nor expense to improve the qual- 
ity of the product. Both the president and the treasurer 
are natives of New Hampshire, but both reside in Massa- 
chusetts. The Honorable Rufus S. Frost is president, 
also a member of the well-known firm of Rufus S. Frost 
<& Co., and the Honorable W. H. Haile is treasurer. The 
latter gentleman was lieutenant-governor of Massachusetts 
in 1890-91. The company operate a most extensive plant, 
the main mill being four stories in height and 450x50 feet 
in dimensions. The machinery in use is of the most 
improved type, and as employment is given to 300 opera- 
tives, it is hardly necessary to say that the aggregate 
yearly out-put ia immense in amount. Every process 
incidental to production is carefully supervised and 
carried out, and the goods are remarkably uniform 
in ■ quality. Ex-Governor Wm. Haile took great 
interest in building up this business, being connected 
with it almost from its infancy up to the time of his death 
in:i876. 



WALTER E. FAY, Dentist, Hinsdale, N. H. 
— No man likes to confess to cowardice or even to excusa- 
ble fear, and hence the excuses made for not having the 
teeth attended to are as misleading as they are numerous 
and ingenious, for in the large majorit}' of cases the true 
reason is to be found in fear of bodily pain. No one who 
has suffered from aching or sensitive teeth will be apt to 
very harshly judge those who shrink from undergoing 
dental operations, and yet it is an absolute fact that the 
dentistry of to-day is very seldom painful in the least. It 
is difficult for most adults to realize this, for their personal 
experience with dentistry generally dates back to child- 
hood, a period some twenty or thirty years ago, when a 
visit to the dentist was an event to be looked forward to 
with fear and looked back upon with horror. Now all is 
changed. Improved appliances, agents and methods have 
well-high banished pain and at the same time the results 
attained are far more satisfactory and durable than was 
possible under former conditions. Of course we speak of 
results attained at a modern equipped dental office by an 
educated and experienced operator, and in this connection 
the dental rooms conducted by Walter E. Fay, may prop- 
erly be cited as an example, for this gentleman has an 
establishment which includes operating rooms and 
laboratory, that are fitted up with every facility 
required to carry on operations to the best advantage, and 
has a high reputation for skill, thoroughness and gentle 
methods. He is a native of Hinsdale, N. H., and has been 
identified with his profession since 1879. Dentistry in all 
its branches is given prompt and careful attention, and 
moderate charges are made in every instance. The best 
of materials are used, and we have no hesitation in guar- 
anteeing satisfaction to all who may avail themselves of 
the facilities here offered. 



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RBPRBSENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF HINSDALE. 



ERNEST E. STRATTON 



FinG JswGlry, 

GOLD AND SILVER 




A FULL LINE OF 

Silver-plated Ware. 

eLEANINQ AND IIPAIBING 
Done at Short Notice. 



SteloToixxs' :^locls., Z3:ixxs>ca.a.le, iNP. 



Buying anything in the line of watclies, jewelry, etc., from an unknown dealer is a good deal like investing in a 
lottery, or rather it is much more hazardous, for in a lottery you stand one chance in a thousand or so of getting much 
more than your money's worth, while in ihe other case you will surely not get more than you pay for, and probably 
you will gel considerably less. It stands to reason that a well established and reputable dealer can sell as cheaply a» 
anyone, and those who allow themselves to be convinced otheiwise deserve little sympathy when they are " taken in." 
We fancy, however, that vtry few of Ihe residents of this section are so defrauded, for during the period that the busi- 
ness conducted by Mr. Ernest E. Stratton has been carried on here ihe inducements offered have been tuch as to give 
people no excuse for buying of imknown coDceins. Operations were begun by Mr. Fiank Jacltson, who was succeed- 
ed by Mr. Henry Holland, and he by the present proprietor in 1887. Mr. Stratton is a native of Northfield, Mass., and. 
we need hardly say is extremely well known throughout this vicinity. The store occupied by Mr. Stratton is located in 
Stebbins' block, and covers an area of some six hundred square feet, and contains a very skillfully chosen and attiaclive 
stock of fine jewelry, gold and silver watches and a full line of silver plated ware. The latest fashionable novelties are 
well represented and the prices rule very low on all the articles dealt in. Mr. Stratton makes a specialty of watch, 
cleaning and jewelry repairing. Orders are assured immediate and careful attention, and the charges are as low as i» 
consistent with the doing of durable and accurate work. 



FISK PAPER COMPANY, Paper Manufac- 
turers, Main Street, Hinsdale, N. H. — The paper manu- 
facturing industry has developed more rapidly in this 
country within the past score of years than any other 
branch of production, txcepting that of electrical goods, 
and the development has been one of quality as well as of 
quantity, our leading manufacturers now turning out 
paper that will compare favorably wiih that produced in 
any other country. There are almost as many varielies of 
paper as there are of textile fabric?, and they differ as 
widely in weight, strength and utility, the demand for 
some kinds being almost unlimittd, while others, used 
only for special purposes, are almost unknown to the gen- 
eral public. Tissue papers are more or less familiar to 
everyone, but it is not so generally known that the pro- 
ductions of different manufacturers differ greatly in qual- 
ity, some being of uniformly superior merit as regards 
texture, strength, beauty and evenness of coloring, while 
others are quite the reverse. The fine manilla tissue 
papers made by the Fisk Paper Co., are conceded by con- 
sumers and the trade to rank second to none, and as the 
company have facilities which enable them to fill orders 
promptly, and quote the lowest market rates it is not sur- 
prising that their productions should be in great demand. 
The business was founded in 1872 by Messrs. Fisk & Hop- 
kins, wlio were succeeded by Mr. George C. Fisk, and he 
by the present company, of which Mr. Fisk is president, 
and Mr. C. B. Hopkins agent. Bolh he and Mr. Fisk are 
prominently identified with the advancement of the best 
interests of this section. The company operate a complete 
plant of the most improved machinery, including a thhty- 
horse engine and four 500-pound beaters, employ fourteen 
assistants, and are prepared to fill all orders at short 
notice. Mr. Fisk is a resident of Springfield, Mass., also 
president of the Wason Manufacturing Co., where he 
devotes his lime. 



HOTEL ASHUELOT, Holland & Ferrin, Pro- 
prietors, Hinsdale, JN. H. — It is a noteworthy fact that the 
more experienced a tiaveler is, the less apt he is to look, 
out for "style" when seeking hotel accommodations, for 
one does not have to learn that style and comfort are not 
very close relations, and in fact that where one is to be 
found the other is very seldom present. Undoubtedly 
there are many among our readers who make a regular prac- 
tice of visiting Hinsdale at long or short intervals on busi- 
ness or pleasure, and perhaps the most of Iheni are per- 
fectly satitfied with the hotels at which they are accus- 
tomed to put up, but to those who are not, and to those 
who have never visited this place and would like to learai 
of a really well managed hotel, we lake pleasure in recom- 
mending Hotel Ashuelot, which is very convsnientlyr 
looaled, and is one of the most homelike hotels in this 
vicinity The pioprielor.a, Mr. H. C. Holland and Mr. 
W. D. Ferrin are among the comparatively fi.w landlords 
who spare no pains to make their guests feel thoroughly 
"at home" in every resptct. They have been identified 
with Hotel Asbuelol, since 1891, and have made that 
house very popular with the traveling public. There are 
accommodations for fifty boarders, and the rooms, bed», 
and in fact everything conntcted with the hotel will be 
found to be comfortable and well kept, and supplied with 
all modern conveniences, including ele<tric bells, etc. 
The table is bountifully supplied with a sufficient variety 
of good substantial food, and the cooking is first class. 
Seven assistants are employed who ate prompt and oblig- 
ing in their service to all guests. A livery stable and bil- 
liard room are maintained in connection with this hotel. 
The teims of the house are very reaf enable, and we can 
assure our readers they will never regret giving Messrs. 
Holland & Ferrin a call when occasion requires their pres- 
ence in Hinsdale. 



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THE JENNINGS & GRIFFIN MANUFAC- 

turing Co., formerly L'Homiuedieu Hardware Co., Suc- 
cessors to Joshua L'Hommedieu, E. H. Tracy, George S. 
Wilder, and Burghoff & Wilcox Spoon Co., manufaciureis 
of Mechanics' Tools and Hardware Specialties ; all kinds 
of Boring Implements made to order ; New York Office, 
96 Chambers Street, Factories at Yalesville, Conn , and 
Hinsdale, N. H —The business carried on by the Jennings 
& Gritfin Manufacturing Co. would be worthy of promi- 
nent mention on the score of age alone, even were it not 
of sufficient present importance to warrant a much more 
extended notice than we can give it, for it was established 
nearly three quarters of a century ago, the manufacture of 
boring implements having been begun in Yalesville, Conn., 
in 1818 by Jolin L'Hommedieu, and the manufacture of 
chisels, drawing knives, gouges, and other mechanics' tools 
in Hinsdale, N. H., in 1848 by Pliny Merrill and Geo S. 
Wilder. Various changes in ownership have taken place, 
the present companj' organizing in 1883, succeeding Geo. 
S. Wilder of this place, and the Hommedieu Hardware 
Co. of Conn. Mr. Charles E. Jennings is president, Mr. 
Francis B Griffin, secretary and treasurer, and Mr. Geo. 
S. Wilder, manager of the Hinsdale branch, these gentle- 
men having the active management of the enterprise and 
fully maintaining the high reputation so long associated 
■with it. The company are manufacturers of mechanics' 
edge tools at Hinsdale, while at Yalesville they manufac- 
ture patent table knives and forks, britannia spoons, 
mincing knives, etc. A leading specialty is made of the 
production of ship augers and other boring implements to 
order. A new lock office is maintained at 79 and 81 Reade 
and 97 Chambers streets. The mechanics' tools made here 
bear stamp Merrill & Wilder as of old, the tools of this 
brand having a national reputation, being handled by the 
leading dealers throughout the country and accepted as 
the standard wherever introduced 

" Conditions nf warranty : We warrant all our goods to be 
perfect when they leave the shop, so far as the material 
and workmanship is concerned. If a tool proves too soft 
and bends on the edge, or breaks in consequence of a flaw 
in the steel, and is retarned to the person Irom whom it is 
bought within thirty days from date of purchase, a new 
tool will be given in exchange. If it is broken where the 
steel is sound it will not be exchanged. All goods bearing 
our trade mark are warranted as above. Jennings & Grif- 
fin Manufacturing Co., Hinsdale, N. H., and New York. 
Also makers of Merrill & Wilder's solid cast steel socket 
firmer chisels. This set contains twelve chisels, assorted 
from 1-8 to 2 inch, as follows : One each 18. 1 4, 3 8, 12, 
5 8, 3 4, 7-8, 1,1 1 4, 1 1-2, 1 3-4, 2 inch. Special notice 
to the retail trade : These tools are tempered bj' an 
improved process, insuring a perfect cutting edge. Each 
blade is made from one piece of solid cast steel of extra 
quality, particularly for the retail trade. Only the best 
materials used. Look for our trade mark on each box. 
Every set bearing our trade mark is warranted as per con- 
ditions of warranty on top of the box." 

G. P. WELLINGTON, dealer in Meal, Feed, 
Flour, etc., also Salt, Potatoes, Apples, Eggs, Pratt's 
Food, Peel's Food, Lord's Pood for Horses, Cattle and 
Poultry, Hinsdale, N. H. — The business conducted bv Mr. 
G. P. Wellington was founded in 1884 by Mr. F. E.'Wel- 
lington, son of the present proprietor, who assumed con- 
trol in 1885. He is a native of Rindge, N. H., and la one 
of the best known residents of this section, he having held 
his present office of tax collector for a score of years and 
having served on the board of selectmen for four years. 
Mr. Wellington deals in many standard commodities, 
including flour, meal, feed, salt, potatoes, apples and eggs, 
and makes a prominent specialty of the leading varieties 
of horse, cattle and poultry food, handling such standard 
goods as Pratt's food. Peel's food, and Lord's food, and 
furnishing them in quantities to suit at positively bottom 
rates. It is well known that there are certain prepared 



foods on the market that are not only inefficient but iit 
some instances are positively dangerous, and the only sure- 
way to avoid such is to buy of a dealer who, like Mr. Wel- 
lington, is practically informed on the subject and will not 
handle an inferior article no matter what mereased margim 
of profit may be gained by so doing. The leading brands^ 
of flour are kept in stock, a specialty being made of those* 
particulaily adapted for family use, and meal, feed, etc. .. 
are also largely dealt in and furnished in large or smallJ 
quantities at prices in strict accordance with the lowesti 
market rates. 

C. S. CARKIN, Horseshoeinaj and Jobbing ;; 
special attention paid to Horses that Interfere and Over- 
reach ; Main Street, Hinsdale, N H. — That not a few val- 
uable horses have been spoiled by improper shoeing is ai- 
tact that no well-informed person will deny, and that hun- 
dreds of animals have gone lame, and had to be taken ofE' 
the road for a long or snort time simply because the man 
that shod them didn't know his business, is also a well*- 
established and generally understood fact. Therefore no 
house owner can afford to let everybody who claims to be- 
a practical horse shoer, shoe his horse, until he has satis- 
fied himself that the job will be skillfully and carefully 
done. Mr. C. S. Carkin pays special attention to horses- 
that interfere and overreach, and we can cordially recom-^ 
mend him to our readers, for we know he has no superior* 
in this vicinity. Mr. Carkin is well known among Hins- 
dale horsemen, and many of them arrange it so as to have 
all their shoeing done at this shop, for since he com- 
menced business in Hinsdale in 1890 he has fully provect 
that he knows his business in every detail, and is always- 
ready to do a first class job at a fair price. The premises^ 
occupied are located on Main street, Hinsdale, N. H , andi 
cover an area of 1000 square feet, and are well fitted up- 
for the prompt carrying out of orders for horsshoeing and 
general blacksmith jobbing. Repairing will be durably 
and neatly done at short notice, and the charges made ar& 
sure to be moderate and reasonable, for Mr. Carkin basv 
built up a very desirable business by dealing honorably 
with every customer, and there is certainly no reason to 
suppose that be will do anything to injure his reputatiom. 
One call will convince you that this is the place to have- 
your work done. 

A. F. FISHER, Portrait and Landscape Pho- 
tographer, Hinsdale, N. H. — 1 here is an immense au^f 
constantly increasing demand for really artistic photo- 
graph work, and therefore, although the number of pho- 
tographers is rapidly becoming larger, there is really ntf 
danger of the field being overcrowded, for in this profes- 
sion, as in that of the law, " there is always room at Ihe- 
top," to use the words of Daniel Webster when he was 
estimating the chances for legal practitioners. An illns^ 
tration of the truth of this principle is afforded by the sne- 
cess won by Mr. A. F. Fisher, since he began operations 
here in 1885, for this gentleman has already built up ai 
large patronage, and it is still steadily growing in magni- 
tude. He is a native of Claremont, N. H., and is a thor- 
oughly competent photographer in every sense of the 
word, being prepared to carry on portrait and landscape 
photography in all its branches, and to attain results equal 
to the best. His studio is conveniently located, and was 
at one time occupied by a Mr. Baldwin, who was burnt 
out, the building being rebuilt and occupied by W. J. 
Kady in 1882, he being succeeded by E. C. Fisher in 1884, 
the present proprietor assuming control of affairs one 
year later. The studio is fitted up with the latest 
improved apparatus and accessories, and Mr. Fisher is in 
a position to fill all orders at short notice and at moderate 
rates. Personal attention is given to every sitter, and no 
pains is spared to completely satisfy the most critical 
patron. The illustrations in this history are made from 
pictures taken for us by Mr. Fisher. 



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REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF HINSDALE. 



M. V. COLTON, dealer in Foreign Fruits, 
Fancy Groceries, Confectionery, Bread, Pastry, etc., Hins- 
dale, N. H. — Tliis establishment, wbicli ranks among the 
leading enterprises of its kimi in this section of the city, is 
one of the most popular dealing in fruits, groceries, con- 
fectionery, baseball goods, all popular summer drinks, 
and everything to be found in a lirsl class store of the 
kind. Fishing tackle, fireworks, and a large Oealer in 
cigars, tobacco, pipes, and carts, hammocks, wagons and 
toys of all descriptions. Mr. M. V. Colt(m, the present 
proprietor, established the business in 1S79, and to his 
superior skill, able management and untiring industry, is 
, due in a great measure, the progress and success which 
has been attained during its career. A large aud varied 
stock is carried, including foreign and domestic fruits, 
fancy groceries, confectionery, bread, pastry, etc. Mr. 
Coltiin possesses every facility for giving his patrons and 
friends extra inducements, both in low prices and excellent 
quality of goods sold. The store occupied is eligibly 
located, and is tilled with as large and reliable a stock as 
can be found in any similar establishment. The premises 
comprise two floors, each being 18X''50 feet in dimensions, 
and a large retail trade is transacted, requiring two com- 
petent assistants to attend to the many details. Mr Col- 
ton is a native of VVilbraham, Mass. He is enterprising 
and energetic, and his business standing aud general repu- 
tation, as well as the liberal manner in which the business 
is conducted, is a subject of the most favorable comment 
throughout ffinsdale and vicinity. 

EDWARD STEBBINS, dealer in Stoves, 
Hardware and Cutlery, Pumps, Pipes, Paints, Oils, etc.; 
Jobbing in Tin ; No. 1 Stebbins Bock, Hinsdale, N. H. — 
Every experienced housekeeper knows that an inferior 
cook stove is dear at any price, and indeed should not be 
taken even as a gift, for the amount of material it will 
spoil and the loss of time it will cause make it too expen- 
sive to use, to say nothing of the fuel it will waste, 
although the latter is no inconsiderable item. " Get the 
best" is an excellent rule to follow when buying a stove, 
and an easy and sure way of getting the best is to deal 
with Mr. Edward Stebbins, doing business at No. 1 Steb- 
bins block, Hinsdale, N. H., for he deals largely in stoves 
of all kinds, and is in a position to furnish anything in 
tliat line at tlie lowest market rates. The customers will 
be advised what kind is best suited to his needs, and every 
stove is guaranteed to do all that is claimtd for it when 
used as directed. Mr. Stebbins occupies spacious prem- 
ises, and carries in addition to stoves, hardware and cut- 
lery of all kinds, also pumps, pipes, paints, oils, etc., 
while jobbing in tin will be done at short notice and at 
reasonable rates. All orders are assured prompt and skill- 
ful attention, employment being given to three efficient 
assistants. Mr. Stebbins has built up an extensive retail 
hardware business. He is a native of Hinsdale, and is so 
generally known in both social and buiiness circles as to 
make extended personal mention altogether unnecessary. 

WM. H. LYMAN, dealer in Boots, Shoes and 
Rubbers, No. 3 Stebbins' Block, Hinsdale, N. H.— 
Although there are many who say they "know a good 
shoe when they see it," the fact is it is by no means easy 
to judge of the value of such an article simply by exam- 
ination, for inferior stock can be so prepared as to look all 
right to anyone but an expert, and the same may be said 
of the workmanship, or at least of so much of it as shows 
on the outside. The way to get a reliable shoe at a fair 
price is to patronize an experienced and reputable dealer, 
and we know of none in Hinsdale who gives betttr value 
than Mr. Wm. H. Lyman, so that those wanting anything 
in the line of foot wear would do well to give him a call. 
He carries a good stock and warrants every article he sells 
to prove just as represented. Mr. Lyman was born in 
Mason, N. H., and is very well known throughout Hins- 
dale as an enterprising business man. The business now 



conducted by him was originally founded by J. E. Leonard 
& Co., who were succeeded by C E. Harris & Co. in 1877, 
they by the present i)roprietor in 1880, The store occu- 
pied by Mr. Lyman is located at No. 3 Stebbins' block, 
and is stocked with a large and varied assortment of boots, 
shoes and rubbers. The service is prompt and reliable, 
and Mr. Lyman assures every caller courteous and intelli- 
gent attention. 

P. P. WOODBURY, manufacturer of Choice 
Brands of Cigars ; also Breeder of Standard Breed Horses, 
Hinsdale, N. 11 — No resident of Hins-dale or vicinity, who 
knows " what's what," so lar as cigars are concerned need 
be told that Mr. P. P. Woodbury is prepared to furnish 
excellent cigars singly or by the box or Ihcus.ind at bottom 
rates, lor he has manulactured and sold choice brands of 
cigars in this town ever since 1877 and has long since dem- 
onstrated his ability to meet all competition both in price 
and qualify. But manj' of our out of town readers are 
doubtltss ignorant of the inducements he offers, and to 
such we would say "place a tiial order with Mr. Wood- 
bury, and unless you have been specially fortunate in your 
previous buying you will find that you can save money 
and get a superior article by purchasing from him. He 
gives particular attention to the making of special and pri- 
vate brands to order, and by using carefully selected stock 
and employing skilled assistants is enabled to turn out 
goods remarkably uniform in quality aud flavor. He is a 
native of Concord, Vt., and is widely known in this sec- 
tion, not only in connection with his cigar business, but 
also as a very successful breeder of fancy breed horses, 
and fine standard breed horses, and those wishing to pur- 
chase horses whose pedigree is definitely known and guar- 
anteed would do well to communicate with him. The fol- 
lowicg shows two of his horses which will convince all of 
the high standard of breeds handled. Jlr. P. P. Wood- 
bury has two registered and standard bred stallions. They 
are said to be very promising horses. Wcodbury Thorn, 
No. 12G85, foaled June 31, 1889, sired by Herald Thorn, 
4000, son of Heptagon, he by Herald, by Hambletonian 
dam Lodi Main, by Wm. M. Kyswyke, .5713, son of Ham- 
bletonian. Grand dam, post mare by Schoby's Champion, 
8079. Great grand dam, by Chance, ton of Chance by 
Rattler, thorough bred dam. Record, book 7, page 438 
Wallace's Register. San Jacinto, No. 4100. Black Stal- 
lion, foaled May 4, 1886. sired by William Tell, 1693, by 
Knickerbocker 200, by Hambletonian 10, by Abdallah 1, 
by Mambrino, by Imported Messenger. Dam, Phantom, 
by Thorndale 305, record 2,23^4, (the sire of Edwin 
Thorne, record 2,16)4 ; Daisydale, record 2. 19J4 ;) by 
Alexander's Abdallah 15, (the sire of Goldsmith Maid, 
record 2.14,) by Hambletonian 10. by Abdallah 1, by 
Mambrino, by Imported Messenger. Grand dam, Lady 
Worth by Hambletonian 10, (the sire of George Wilkes, 
record 2.22, and Harold, the fire of Maud S., record 2.08%,) 
by Abdallah 1, by Mambrino, by Imported Messenger. 
San Jacinto stands 16)4 hands high and weighs 1150 
pounds. He combines the best of trotting blood, having 
three direct lines to Hambletonian, and two of the best 
lines to JIambrino Chief, one through the dam of Thorn- 
dale— Old Dolly, by Mambrino Chief. She was the dam 
of Director, 2.17, Thorndale, 2.22i^, aud Onward, 2.251^. 
No mare living or dead ever produced three such noted 
sons all by different sires. The other Mambrino Cross is 
by Mambrino Patchen, Mambrino Chief's best son. He 
sired the dam of William Tell, also the dam of Guy 
Wilkes, 3.I514;, and William L., the sire of Axtell, with 
the fastest three-year old record, 2.14. Axtell's dam was 
by Mambrino Boy, by Mambrino Patchen. Mambrino 
Boy's dam, like the grand dam of William Tell, was by 
Strader's C. M. Clay, Jr., showing that San Jacinto has 
one of the finest combinations of trotting blood to be 
found in any young stallion in this country. In addition 
he has fine size and is a natural trotter. For further par- 
ticulars, address owner, P. P. Woodbury, Hinsdale, N. H. 



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J. E. LEBERT, Fine Groceries and Provisions, 
Boots and Shoes ; Bakery connected •with store ; Hins- 
dale, N. H. — The convenience of dealing at a store where 
you can obtain about everything in the line of food sup- 
plies is too obvious to require demonstration, and as Mr. 
J. E. Lebert carries on just such a store it is perfectly nat- 
ural that it should be largely patronized, especially as his 
goods are uniforml}' reliable, bis prices low, and ilie ser- 
vice prompt and ellicient at all times. Mr. Lebert was 
born in Canada, but is very widely known in this town 
and vitiniiy, wheie he has carritd on his presi nt busin( ss 
since 1888. He deals in fine groceries and provis-ions (f 
all kinds and also in bread, cake and pasliy of every 
description, there being a bakery connect! d with the store 
80 that the baker's goods are always fres-h and tempting, 
and Mr. Lebert is enabled to quote bottom prices on them. 
The premises utilized compri-e the store prop< r, measur- 
ing 25X22 feet, the bakery 1.5x30 feet in size, and two 
spacious storehouses, to it goes without saying that a very 
heavy and complete stock is carried, including a lull line 
of boots and shoes. Two assistants are employed, and 
polite attention is assured to every caller. 

F. P. HINDS, Livery Stable, Hinsdale, N. H.— 
Every sensible person agrees that health is the greatest of 
blessings and that if choice were to be made between 
being healthy and poor, and being unhealthy and rich, 
everyone with a grain of common sense would choose the 
former, but still there are many persons who endanger 
and finally lose their health by the close application to 
business, or by denying themselves so wholesome and 
enjoyable a recreation as driving simply because " it costs 
money." It is possible to waste money on carriage hire of 
course, the same as it is possible to waste it on food, cloth- 
ing or any other necessity of life, but a reasonable amount 
expended in this way is rather invested than expended, for 
it yields big dividends of health, and enables one to work 
easier and better than would otherwise be possible. Of 
course you want to spend your money where you are 
assured a fair return for it, and by hiring of Mr. F. P. 
Hinds you are relieved of all anxiety on that score, for he 
has some excellent teams for livery purposes and his 
charges are low enough to suit the most economical'y dis- 
posed. He is a native of Chesterfield, N. H., and is very 
widely known in Hinsdale, where he has served as police 
officer and has carried on a public stable ever .'ince 1879. 
Orders are filled at very short notice, and good horses and 
•tylish, easy- riding vehicles are furnished at very reason- 
able rates. 

E. BERGERON, Fine Custom Boot and Shoe 
Maker. All kinds of Repairing done to order. Hinsdale, 
N. H. — It may safely be accepted a« a general rule, that a 
boot or shoe showing fine workmanship is composed of 
superior s-tock, for although of courfe poor material may 
be made to present a good appearance by fkillftil handling, 
still ordinarily speaking it does not pay to combine skilled 
labor and interior stock For illustrations of the truth of 
this statement visit the establit-hment carried on by Mr E. 
Bergeron, at Hinsdale, N. H , and you will find that the 
boots and shoes made here, comprise every variety, ard 
also that the unusually careful workmanship displayed in 
the goods handled, has its parallel in the care which has 
been used in the selection of the material composing them. 
As a consequence, a pair of shoes made hy Mr. Bergerr n 
is bound to wear well and look well, and it is owing to the 
general knowledge the people possess of this fact, that the 
large custom boot and shoe making business now enjoyed 
by Mr. Bergeron has been established, A specialty is 
made of fine cu-tom boots and shoes to measure, also all 
kinds of repairing, and no pains is spared to suit the most 
fastidious customer. Equnl inducemei ts are offered to 
ladies and to gentlemen, and those who prefer custom 
made foot wear, 'hould certainly place their orders with 
Mr. Bergeron He is a native of Richmond, Canada, and 
is very well known thrdUghnut Hinsdale, where he has 
been identified with his present line of business since 1885. 



MISS ANNIE BELANGER, Fashionable 
Dressmaker, City Hall Building, Hinsdale, N. H. — It is 
the general verdict among the ladies of Hinsdale and vicin- 
ity who have examined specimens of the work done at the 
establishment of Miss Annie Belanger, that the results 
there produced are exceptionally satisfactory, and there 
has been ample time to form competent judgment regard- 
ing the matter. Miss Belanger commenced this business 
in 1890, and it has since rapidly and steadily developed, it 
now being one of the best known in town. Fashionable 
dressmaking in all its branches is done by Miss Belanger, 
all orders being assured prompt and sati>lactory attention. 
All of our lady readers can doubtless call to their minds 
instances which have come under their observation, where 
the most costly coftumes, made from the richest and most 
fashionable materials, utterly failed to produce a desirable 
effect by reason eif the incompetency or carelessness of 
those who were entrusted with their making. The hand- 
somest and most tasteful fabrics, may easily be rendered 
unattractive by not being properly made and fitted to the 
wearer, and the advantages to be gained by securing the 
services of a good dressmaker are too evident for us to 
dwell upon the importance e)f so doing. The dressmaking 
rooms of Miss Belanger are located in City Hall block, and 
are about 500 square feet in dimensions. Employment is 
given to a sutficient number of competent assistants, 
according to the season. Miss Belanger is a native of 
Canada, and the garments made at her establishment in 
Hinsdale, will always be found fashionable in style, and 
perfectly satisfactoiy as regards both fit and making, 
while the prices quoted are uniformly moderate. 

W. F. SANDERS, dealer in Furniture, Cas- 
kets and CoflSns ; particular attention given to preserving 
the Dead without the Use of Ice ; Pictures Framed, etc., 
Hinsdale, N. H.— There is preibalily not a business man 
in Hinsdale who has conducted a business so short a time, 
or less needs an introduction to the people of that town 
and vicinity than Mr. W. F. Sanders, for be has been iden- 
tified with "the furniture trade for many years previous to 
starting bis Hinsdale branch, ai.d the nature and magni- 
tude of his business have had the effect of bringing him in 
contact with all classes in this section. The furniture bus- 
iness in this town up to 1888 at which time W F. Sanders 
bought out J. A. Baird & Co., had changed hands several 
times and never had seemed to amount to anything, but 
after Mr. Sanders became preiprietor the business began to 
move. Mr. Sanders' store at this place was until the first 
of May on Depot street, but his business had increased to 
such an extent that he was obliged to have larger quarters 
at which time he moved his store to what is called the 
Skating Rink Building, at the lower end of Main street, 
where he occupies a storeroom which covers an area of 
2000 square feel, which enables him to carry a much larger 
stock than heretofore. His large experience as an under- 
taker has made him tborc ughly familiar with all the 
details, and affords assurance that'all commissiors will be 
intelligently nnd skillfully executed, nothing beirg left 
undone that is necessary to attain the satisfectory results. 
Particular attention given to embalming, Mr. Sanders hav- 
ing had many years experience. A < are fully chosen and 
selected sti ck of furniture, carpels, window shades, dra- 
peries, etc., constantly carried, the poods being of new 
and fashionable designs and warranted in every instance 
to prove as represented, and being e.ffered at positively 
bottom prices. Mr. Sanders sells goods for cash or en 
installments and delivers them anywhei-e in New England. 
He has an able as.sistant in Mr. W. M. Sawj'er, his broiber- 
in law, who manages the store for him in this place. Mr. 
Sawyer having been with Mr. Sanders for the past six 
years in his store at 'Wiuchester, consequently he has a 
practical experience in the furniture and undertaking busi- 
ness. He is a practical embalmer. having been in the 
habit of going with Mr. Sanders in all of bis cases wliere he 
h.as been'called to care for the dead. Mr. Sandeis recom- 
mends him to the public as being a trustwerthy young man. 



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REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF HINSDALE. 




M. S. LEACH, manufacturer and dealer in 
VVa(;ons, Sleighs and Carriage Furni^bings of all kinds. 
Robes, Blankets and Harness ; Kepaiiing, Painting and 
Blacksniithing a Specialty ; Main Street, Hinsdale, N. H. 
— Great improvements have been made in meat, bakers', 
milk and otber special wagons of la'e years, and it is now 
possible to deliver about any commodity in a perfectly 
fresh conditi(m at any distance from the store, or one may 
even " do business on wheels " and still cater successlully 
to the most fastidious trade, but in order to do this it ia 
necessary to have vehicles which combine all the latest 
improvements, and one sure way of getting such and get- 
ting them at short notice and at bottom rates, is to place 
the order with Mr. M. S. Leach, manufacturer and dealer 
in wagons, sleighs and carriage furnishings of all kinds, 
for he makes a specialty of first class delivery wagons to 
order and bis work is durable and strong as well as conve- 
nient and handsome. Concord, express and farm wagons 
are also manufictured, and particular attention is given to 
repairing The shop is supplied with all facilities for the 
doing of cariiage and blacksmithing, painting, horse shoe- 
ing and general jobbing, and employment is given to six 
assisiants. so that all orders can be filled at short notice. 
Mr. Leach deals in robes, blanliets and harness, and is pre- 
pared to furnish reliable goods at positively bottom rates. 
He is a native of Westmoreland, N. H., and has carried 
on his present business since 1875, at which date he suc- 
ceeded Mr. A. A. Thayer, who had conducted it for many 
years. Mr. L-ach has a large stock of all varieties of 
wagons and sleighs constantly on hand to choose from. 



CUNNINGHAM & O'BRIEN, dealers in 
IFancy and Staple Groceries, 79 Main Street, Hinsdale, N. 
,H. — The stock carried at the establishment conducted by 
Messrs. Cunniogham & O'Brien can hardly be better 
clescribed than by the single word "clean," for this is the 
1.rade term for any assortment of goods which contains 
aiotbing unsaleable or superfluous, and that is just the 
-condition of the stock lo which we have reference. Not 
thai it is small and without variety, on the contrary it 
-comprises full lines of staple and fancy groceries. The 
"" Imx Tin " brand of coffee carried by them is superior to 
any now offered by any competing firm. They also carry 
A full line of teas, coflees, spices, canned goods, butler, 
•cheese, eggs, etc., and the premi-es occupied, although 
ancluding 1,400 square feet of space, are none too large to 
properly accommodate it, but the goods are so carefully 
•chosen that none of them coidd be spared without inler- 
iering with the efficient service now offered the public. 
IMr. Cunningham is a native of St. Louis, and Mr. O'Brien 
of Northfield, Mass. They have carried on the present 
Ijusiness since 1890. Tliey cater to all classes of trade, and 
^wo assistants arc required to supply the wants of the 
anany regular and transient customers. Tlie quality of 
•every article sold, whetlier it be a bag of flour or a yeast- 
•cake, is guaranteed to prove just as reprefented, and it is 
owing to the faithful carrying out of this policy from the 
■very first, Ihat this establishment stands so high in the 
■cconfidence of the public. Cunningham & O'Brien quote 
She lowest market rates on their goods, and deliver orders 
at short notice, while every caller is assured immediate 
-■and polite attention. 

J. R. HOLMAN, Machinist, Hinsdale, N. H.— 
tHr. J. R. Holman has been engaged in his present line of 
ibusiness since 1870, Business was established under the 
ifirmname of Holman & Merriman, Mr, Holman assuming 
■full control of affairs in 1886, thus having the advantage 
•of twenty years' experience in the filling of orders He is 
a general machinist, and his shop is completely fittei up 
■with improved machinery, etc., which is operated by 
•water power, enabling him to turn out satisfactory work 
at sh irl notice, with the aid of eight competent assistants. 
The ficilities at hand for the proper conduct of the 



machinist's business in all its branches, are so admirable, 
thm should any of our readers happen to be looking up an 
establishment where work of this kind can be d^ne accu- 
rately, honestly and economically, they will find it well 
worth their while to give Mr. Holman a call and investi- 
gate what he has to offer. He is a native of Chesterfield, 
N. H. He is well known throughout Hinsdale and vicin- 
ity, where his repu'ation as a skilled mechanic and as an 
enterprising business man affords excellent proof of his 
ability and energy, and to be able to say that a machine 
is made at his shop and under his directions, will go far to 
give it a foothold in the market. Prompt attention is 
given to orders sent by mail, express or otherwise. Mr. 
Holman givts close personal attention lo the many details of 
his establishment and does a brisk and increaTing business. 

A. S. AT WOOD, Meat and Provision Dealer, 
Hinsdale, N. H. — We are sometimes told that good 
health is the greatest of blessings, and so it is, no 
doubt, in one sense, but after all, good health is not so 
much a b'essing as it is the natural result of obedience to 
natural laws, and e.-cepting the comparatively few cases 
of inherited disease, those who suffer from chronic ill 
health have only themselves to blame for it. It used to be 
a general practice among those who prided themselves on 
their prudence, to deprive themselves of palntable and 
nourishing food for the purpose of "saving money," but 
the world is wiser now and we know that it pays lo feed a 
man well, jnst as surely as we know Ihat it pays to give a 
horse a suitable abundance of proper food. Jleat is an 
absolute necessity to working people in this climate, and 
the liberal patronage bestowed upon Jlr. A. S. Atwood 
shows not only that the residents of Hinsdale and 
vicinity consume a good deal of meat but also that they 
appreciate his efforts to furnish meats of dependable 
quality at the lowest market rates. Mr. A. S. Atwood 
transacts an extensive retail business, requiring the ser- 
vice of three well informed assistants, and caters success- 
fully to all classes of trade throughout this section. This 
gentleman is well known ard has been connected with 
meat markets in Kecne for a number of years, and 
has the experience necessary to maintiiin the high stan- 
dard which he has set for his motto: " The best." 



REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF HINSDALE. 



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JONES & O'BRIEN, Druggists, Merchant 
Tailors and Furnishers, Stebtiius Block, Hinsdale, N. H. 
—Even at so Lealtliy a place as Hinsdale, people will 
become ill occasionally, and, therefore, the establishment 
■carried on by Messrs. Jones & O'Brien is a public benefit. 
It was founded by E. C Thorn in 1886, who wiis succeeded 
by Jones & O'Brien in 1890, and it has come to be regarded 
as one of the institutions of Hinsdale, for it has been car- 
ried on in a most liberal and enterprising manner. A full 
stock of dru^^s, medicines and chemicals is constantly car- 
ried, and care is taken to handle only goods of standard 
•quality. Messrs. Jones & O'Brien strive to supply strictly 
pure drugs and medicines, and hence only purchase their 
stock from the most reliable dealers. Physicians' prescrip- 
tions are compounded at short notice, and great pains are 
taken to avoid the least possibility of error, while the 
prices quoted in this dep irtment are extremely moderate. 
Messrs. Jones & O'Brien deal in toilet articles and drug- 
gists' sundries of all kinds, and strive to perfectly satisfy 
every customer. Some persons are accustomed to speak 
of ready-made clothing as though it were all subtantially 
Alike, but Well-informed people know that there is even 
more difference in ready-made than in custom clothing 
and that quoted prices give little idea of the magnitude of 
the inducements offered by any dealer without careful 
•examination of the goods themselves. Jones & O'Brien 
are well known merchint tailors, clothiers and furniihers. 
They have won an enviable reputation for giving good 
value in clothing, etc., and this repntution is not due to 
low prices alone, but to the uniform excellence of the 
goods furnished. All the standard grades of clothing iire 
handled and the fine reidy made suits here offered will not 
suffer from comparison with cu^stom work. Cut, fit, fabric 
and workminship are un 'xcplional and are fully in 
accord with the latest fa-ihioris. This branch of this estab- 
■lishm'int was founded in 1S83 by Geo E. Shaddock, who 
was succeeded in 188.T by J. O'Brien & Co., and tliey in 
1890 by Jones & O'Brien, the present firin. Tlie stock 
•comprises clothing for street, dress and working wear. A 
<ull line of g-nts' fashionable furnishings, the variety being 
sufficient to suit all tastes and purses. The proprietors 
give close personal attention to callers, and are always 
pleased to show goods and quote prices, and warrant 
•everything they .sell to prove precisely a^i represented in 
every respect. B >th gentlemen are well known among 
Hinsd tie's enterprising and reliable b isiness men. 



C. E KEYOU, .lealer in Dry Goods ami MiUi- 
mery, Hins lale, N. H. — It is not to be disputed that the 
•e8tabli>hraent carried on by C. E. Keyou, is very attractive 
in more resp 'Cts than one, and after a visit to it, it is easy 
to und;rsta'id its growing popiilaiit)'. The premises mnde 
use of are convenienily located, are some 1200 square feet 
in dimensions, and the stock of dry goo Is and millinery 
-carried is displayed to excellent advuntasje. The incep- 
tion of this enterprise occurred in 1884. under the manage- 
ment of its present proprie'or, C. E. Keyou. who is a 
native of New Ipswich. N H , and has a large circle of 
friends in Hinsd ile and vicinity. The number of articles 
■comprised under the head of "dry goods and millinery" 
is very large indeed, and it is seldom that a stock is seen 
■so complete in every appointment as that shown at this 
•establishment. It shows unmistakable evidence of careful 
and skillful selection, and is worthy the thorough inspec- 
tion of discriminating buyers. One popular feature of the 
management of this store is the entire reliance that may 
"be placed on all representations made. An inexperienced 
purchaser runs no risk of imposition, and the employment 
of two efficient assistants renders it possible to promise 
prompt attention to all. People are finding out from time 
"to time that they can purchase goods to better advantage 
in Hinsdale than in the neighboring cities, where store 
a'ents are higher. 



O. H. HIGGINS, Livery and Feed Stable ; 
also Stone Mason, Hinsdale, N. H. — There are three ques- 
tions which the average man visiting a city or town foi 
the first time is pretty snre to ask. The first is: '■ Where 
can I find a good hotel ? " the second, " Where is a good 
barber? "and the third, " Where is there a first class livery 
stable ? " It is one of the purposes of this hook to answer 
just such questions, and so far as the third questions is 
concerned our answer is "call upon Mr. O. H. Higgins, 
for lie carries on a strictly first class livery and feed stable 
and his ch irges are as reasonable us his accommodations 
are satisfactory." The premises made use ot comprise 
two floors of the dimensions of 30x40 feet, contain ten 
stalls and a'e well equipped and well kept throughout. 
Excellent teams will be furnished at very sliort notice and 
callers are assured polite attention, no pains being tpared 
to thoroughly satisfy every rea onable customer. Jlr. 
Higgins also carries on an extensive business as a stone 
mason, giving personal attention to the filling of orders 
and seeing that tfvery detail of the work is properly car- 
ried out. He employs about twelve assistnnts generally 
and is prepired to fill orders at short notice and do build- 
ing and jobbing work ot all kinds. Estimates will be 
promptly and cheerfully made on application, and those 
wishing to place contracts for stone mason work would 
do well to give Mr. Higgins an opporlunitj' to bid. as he is 
prepared lo fiaure verj' closely and to faithfully carry out 
every agreement. 

E. E. HALE, (Ifaler in Staple and Fancy Gro- 
ceries ; Headquarters, Post office Building, Hinsdale, N. 
H — There are quite a number of people in Hinsdale who 
buy all tlieir staple and fancy groceries, boots, shoes, etc., 
of Mr. E E. Hale, doing bu<iness in Post Office building, 
and the reasons given for so d'dng are fo sound and well- 
considered that they cannot fail to be of interest to our 
readers. To b"gin with, the stock carried is unusually 
desinible, being made up of a large variety of commodities 
whicdi are cirefiilly selected for family trade, and then 
agiin, the prices quoted are very low, that is to say, when 
tliH uiifor nly reliable quality of the goods handled is con- 
sidered. The premises occupied are quite spacious, com- 
prising two floors, each 25x50 feet in dimensions, and the 
a-sortment on hand is so displayed a< to make it easy to 
choose just what may be desired Two competent and 
polite assistants are employed, and the business man on 
his way to his store or office, or any otiier caller whose 
time is of value, is not obliged to wait around from five to 
fifieen minutes before his wants are attended to Mr. 
Hale begin operations in 1881, and has built up his present 
la-'ge business by the employment of liberal as well as of 
enterprising metliods He is a native of Bernardston, 
Ma«s., and has held the office of town clerk. He does an 
extensive retail business in both departments of his estab- 
lishment, and is prepared to fill orders for eilher groceries 
or boots and shoes without delay, at the lowest raaiket rates. 

L W. HAMILTON, Baker, Hinsdale, N. IL— 
Science has accomplished some very wondeifnl things of 
lale years, and after learning that tlie brilliant and beiiuti- 
ful "aniline" dyes now so widely used are made from 
coal tar, and that delicious " pure fruit " syrups are made 
from the same material, one is ready to believe nearly every- 
thing, but no way has as yet been foun I to make first- 
class baker's goods from second class material and it is 
because some bakers try to do so that 1h' ir productions 
are not used twice by persons who are particular in regard 
to what they eat. Mr. I. W. Hamilton f.illows a radically 
different course for he uses the b' st materials oblauiable, 
his motto being how good rather than how cheap, and 
the result is that he has already built up an extensive 
busines^!. although he did not begin operations in Hinsdale 
until 1891, and his sales are constantly and rapidly increas- 
ing. He ia a manufacturer of and dealer in bread, cake, 



72 HISTORICAL SKETCH OF WINCHESTER. 

all kinds of pastry, etc., and also ice cream, doing both a iness has since been continued without change of any 

■wholesale and retail business, and running a cart as well kind in its ownership and the experience gained by it» 

as doing a large retail business at his store. His prices manager through all these years now enables her to offer 

are as low as can be quoted on first class goods and will inducements to lier customers wliich it would be very hard 

compare favorably with those named by some bakers who to equal elsewhere. One floor is occupied of the dimen- 

are much less careful in their methods. Two assistants gions of 26x30 feet, and the stock carried is not only large, 

are employed and large as well as small orders can be ijut also varied, containing as it does a choice assortment 

filled without delay. of hats, bonnets, and all kinds of new millinery goods, as^ 

well as dress goods and ladies' underclothes, both cotton 

MRS. L. P. WISE, dealer in Millinery and and merino, corsets, gloves, etc., and in fact a complete 
Ladies' Underwear, 1 Main Street, Hinsdale, N. H.— An assortment of such goods as are only handled by a first- 
enterprise which will attain its twenty-second anniversary class establishment of this kind. Mrs. Wise is a native of 
during the current year, and should on such an occasion Hinsdale, N. II. She employs three assistants and assure* 
receive the congratulations of the many who have been all customers prompt and polite attention, and handle* 
faithfully served bv it, is that of which Mrs. L. P. Wise is only goods that she can recommend and guarantee that 
the proprietress, and which is carried on at No. 1 Main they will prove strictly as represented by herself or her 
•treet, Hinsdale. Founded in 1869 by Mrs. Wise, this bus- employees. 



HISTORICAL SKETCH OF WINCHESTER, N. H. 

The history of Winchester may be divided into three parts, the first part relating to the period 
from the making of the original grant, in 1733, to the abandonment of the township in 1745 ; the second 
part having to do with the events following the reoccupancy of the town and its incorporation by- 
New Hampshire in 1753, up to 1850, and the third part relating to what may be called the " Winches- 
ter of to-day," for it was in 1850 that the Ashuelot Railroad began business, and it was in the same 
year that the final change was made in Winchester's boundaries, by the annexation of a small portion 
of Richmond. 

Frequent and extensive changes in shape and area are common to the history of nearly all New- 
England colonial towns, particularly those remote from the coast, owing to ignorance of the geogra- 
phy of the country on the part of the authorities making the original grants, faulty surveys, and 
changes in jurisdiction after settlement was made ; but Winchester has been exceptionally affected by 
such changes, the present shape of the township not bearing even the remotest resemblance to that of 
the original tract, for a plan of the latter looks like a capital L turned upside down with its base 
towards the north and the western extremity of it resting on the east bank of the Connecticut river, 
while the present township is very symmetrical in shape, being practically uniform in length and in- 
breadth throughout. The original grant was made by the Massachusetts authorities, June 21, 1733,^ 
in answer to a petition presented by Josiah Willard and sixty-three others of Lunenburg, IVIass., ask- 
ing for "a tract of land six miles square, lying on the east side of Connecticut river between North- 
field and the Truck House. The tract was no sooner granted than its boundaries were changed, for 
Northfield showed that it included 3,000 acres of her territory and accordingly that part was cut off, 
and subsequently, in response to a petition by the grantees, enougli was added to compensate for this 
loss. The township was given the name of Earlington, but the E was soon dropped for some unex- 
plained reason, and it was called Arlington until the present name was adopted. The proprietors- 
held several meetings at Lunenburg for the purpose of allotting the lands, and taking measures to- 
build roads, erect a meeting house and otherwise fulfill the conditions of the grant, but it was not 
until the spring of 1735 that the actual work of settlement was begun, collectively, although Captain 
Williatn Syms had built a house before April 30, 1734, thus becoming the pioneer settler in the new- 
town. The first recorded meeting of the proprietors to be held in Arlington occurred August 26> 
1735 at the house of Captain Syms, when it was voted to raise money for the "encouragement of 
preaching," and to further that result it was also voted "To make window frames and casements, ye 
Bash fashion for ye lower tier of windows in ye meeting House, with ye common sort of Diamond 
Glass before winter, provided timber may be had suitable for sd work." A saw mill had beei* 



HISTORICAL SKETCH OF WINCHESTER. 



73 



erected by Josiah Willard near the mouth of Roaring Brook, about 173 1, so that only a few of the- 
earliest built houses were of the log cabin type, an abundant supply of siwed timber being available 
almost from the first. The improvement of the territory proceeded steadily and quite rapidly for 
Bome years, for the majority of the grantees were actual settlers instead of mere speculators, as wa» 
the case with many town^, and they labored intelligently and diligently to secure their holdings by 
making the necessary improvements within the time specified in the charter. Large areas of heavy 
timber growth were cleared, many buildings erected, considerable live stock obtained, and variou* 




Univkrsalist Church and Town Hall. 



roads and bridges built, so that by the time four years had passed Arlington had the appearance of Sk 
prosperous settlement, — rude and wild of course, as were all frontier towns, but still homelike in com- 
parison to what it was during the first few months. 

Thus far it had been oflicially regarded as a "plantation" rather than a town, but June 22, 1739j- 
the Massachusetts House of Representatives voted that Colonel Josiah Willard be " allowed and 
empowei'ed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the new township called Winchester to assemble 
and convene in some convenient publick place in said town to make choice of a clerk and other Towtt 
Officers." In accordance with this vote the necessary notice was given and the first town meeting of 
Winchester was held August 20, 1739, at the meeting house, when Josiah Willard was chosen moder- 
ator and Josiah Willard, Jr., town clerk. About a year afterward, or August 5, 1740, a royal decree 
■was issued which was destined to revolutionize affairs in Winchester and many other towns, for it 
specifically defined the boundary line between Massachusetts and New Hampshire, and when the sur- 
vey made in accordance with its specifications was completed the result was a disagreeable surprise to 
all parties concerned, for it deprived Massachusetts of territory to which she was justly if not legally 
entitled, aud gave to New Hampshire towns that she did not desire and was not in a position to pro- 
tect and govern. The line began near the mouth of the Merrimack river and ran due west so that 
when it reached the Connecticut it fell south of many important settlements which had been made 
under the auspices of the Massachusetts government and to which no claim had been made by New 
Hampshire, all the towns in dispute having been located at the eastern end of the line, as Massachu- 
setts had claimed that her jurisdiction extended as far north as the outlet of Lake Winnipesaukee, 



74 



HISTORICAL SKETCH OP WINCHESTER. 



■while New Hampshire claimed to the point on the Merrimack from which the line was started. 
Neither party had supposed that the towns on and near the east bank of the Connecticut would be 
affected, and the satisfaction felt by New Hampshire on account of having her title to the prosperous 
and comparatively accessible eastern towns confirmed was neutralized by the saddling upon her of 
towns with which she had no means of direct communication and the inhabitants of which bitterly 
resented their severance from the province which had given them birth as communities. Massachu- 
setts strove for years to obtain an alteration of the boundary line but without success, and it was well 
for the colonists during the stormy time that followed the settlement of the question that Massachu- 
setts still had hopes of having her jurisdiction restored, for it encouraged her to protect the exposed 
settlement to some extent at least, when without that protection they must have been exterminated, 




Main Street. 



as New Hampshire could give them no aid whatever. War between France and Great Britain began 
in 1744, and the settlers along the frontier prepared themselves as best they could for the Indian 
attacks they knew would soon follow. But their best was of little avail, for although they could fight 
resolutely and effectively and defeat many times their number of savage foes, they could not spare 
men enough to stand guard while the ground was being cultivated and the stock cared for, so that the 
settlements were in effect besieged by unseen besiegers and the settlers were practically "starved out " 
and forced to retreat while they had still sufficient food and strength to carry them through the wil- 
■derness back to the older towns. 

Winchester was abandoned in the fall of 1745, and the first part of her history closes here, her 
-existence as a town being suspended until the return of the settlers in the spring of 1753. Although 
that period of seven and a half years is a blank in the history of the town, it was by no means une- 
ventful, for it witnessed the entire destruction of all the buildings by the French and Indians, and the 
killing of a number of proprietors who had temporarily revisited the town, as well as of various set. 
tiers in other towns during their passage through Winchester. 

By the time the colonists had returned they had given up all hope of being replaced under Massa- 
ohusetts' jurisdiction, and accordingly took measures to have their town incorporated by New Hamp- 



HISTORICAL SKETCH OF WINCHESTER. 



75 



ehire, the result being that a grant was made July 2, 1753, which confirmed the rights possessed 
"under the Massachusetts charter but made a radical change in the boundaries of the township, a large 
part of Winchester and a small part of Northfield being taken to form the town of Hinsdale, which 
■was established September 5, 1753. Winchester's loss was compensated for by the adding of a large 
strip of territory on the southwest corner, taken from Northfield. The town government was reor- 
ganized at a meeting held August 21, 1753, and once more the work of development was begun in 
«arnest and continued without serious interruption until the outbreak of the Revolution. The town 
fully performed all the duties devolving upou it, and these were so many and costly that the close of 




Winchester National Bank. 



the war found Winchester greatly reduced in wealth and population. But com]iarative prosperity 
■was regained by a few years of hard, intelligent work, and besides providing churches, schools, etc., 
the town found itself in a condition to make prompt and satisfactory response when it was called 
upon to provide military stores and ammunition, just before the war of 1812. Development steadily 
went on, unmarked by any specially important happening, until the second period in Winchester's his- 
tory was terminated by the completion of the Ashuelot railroad and the annexation of a very small 
triangular piece of Richmond, giving the township of Winchester its present shape and area. Both 
these events occurred in 1850, and the decade following them was unmarked by matters of historical 
interest, but this period of peaceful progress was rudely interrupted by the attack upon Fort Sumter, 
— an attack which not only demolished the massive walls of that structure but also demolished many 
a fine-spun theory of overcoming treason by moral suasion, and showed that the time for compromise 
and conciliation was past and the time for prompt and determined action had arrived. The citizens 
of Winchester fully appreciated the gravity of the situation, and at a meeting held May 11, 1861, it 
■was " Resolved, That the present crisis of our cbuntry's history calls for the united efforts of every 
loyal and patriotic citizen to sustain our State and National governments in their most active and 
energetic efforts to suppress treason, now existing in a portion of the United States." "liesolvedt 
Tiiat we hail with joy the alacrity with which some of our young men have responded to the call of 
our governor, for the enlistment of a military force to assist in the maintenance of our National Gov. 
«rnment." 



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It was also resolved to furnish every soldier from the town with a complete outfit ; to supply him 
with ready money to the amount of ten dollars or less ; to support his family during his absence, and 
to pay him eight dollars a month. Winchester furnished one hundred and thirty-four soldiers during 
the war and was represented in the Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Ninth, Fourteenth 
and Eighteenth Regiments ; in the First Cavalry and in the First Heavy Artillery. Since the Rebel- 
lion she has paid a debt of $42,000 which was incurred in the defence of the Union, has greatly 
improved her roads, bridges and public edifices, and has materially advanced in wealth, population' 
and culture. The present town may be described as follows : 

Winchester is located in the southwestern part of Cheshire County, und is bounded on the north 
by Chesterfield and Swanzey ; on the east by Swanzey and Richmond ; on the south by the Massa- 
chusetts line, and on the west by Hinsdale. It is sixty-five miles southwest from Concord, N. H., 
eighty miles west from Boston, Mass., twelve miles east from Brattleboro, Vt., and thirteen miles 




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gouthwest from Keene. The surface of the township is very hilly, there being but a small proportion 
of level land, and the higher elevations have altitudes ranging from six hundred to one thousand feet. 
The soil varies considerably in character in the different parts of the town, but averages fully as high 
as that of other New England hill towns, the bottom lands being extremely fertile. Winchester is 
very well watered, the Ashuelot river being the principal stream, and there being many smaller 
Btreams and four lakes, the largest of which is about two and one-half miles long and a mile wide. 
There are many valuable water powers, and maLufacturing is extensively carried on, the principal 
products being lumber, boxes, wooden ware, woolen goode, cotton warp, and paper. 

The main centres of population and induslry are Winchester village, located a little to the south 
and east of the centre of the township on the Ashuelot river, and Ashuelot Village, about two miles 
■west on the same stream. The educational facilities provided by the town are excellent, the compre- 
hensive aud eflicient school system being liberally supported and being supplemented by a well-man- 
aged public library. A number of flourishing religious societies provide all needful church facilities, 
and there are also various fraternal societies, including Masonic associations and a Grand Array post. 
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the many excellent mercantile establishments scattered throughout the town furnish unexceptionable 
accommodations to the purchasers of the almost innumerable articles of food, clothing and general 
utility which are in active and constant demand in all prosperous and progressive communities. The 




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merchants and manufacturers of Winchester are liberal and enterprising in their methods ; they have 
been efficiently and generally supported by the townspeople in their efforts to develop the trade and 
industries of this section, and the high degree of success attained in the face of sometimes very unfa- 
vorable conditions affords the best possible proof of ability, and augurs well for the future. 














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WINCHESTER NATIONAL BANK, Capital, 
$200,000, Surplus, $40,000, Winchester, N. H.— The 
nalional banking system of the United Slates is severely 
condemned in certain quarters and doubtless is susceptible 
of improvement in some respects, but nevertheless it 
approaches as nearly to perfection as most schemfS of 
human origin, and on the whole its record during the 
period of rapidly changing and peculiarly trying condi- 
tions which has elapsed since the civil war, is one of 
which its sponsors may well be proud. It is much easi' r 
to criticise and condemn than to plan and construct, and 
evidence of this is to be found in the fact that the most 
severe critics of our national banlis have not as a rule 
gained such pronounced success in the conduct of their 
private business affairs as to indicate that they are pos 
sessed of excepiional financial ability. But even llie most 
prejudiced peison would scarcely have the audacity to 
to deny that the Winchester National Bank has been of 
great service to our local business men and the public in 
general, for such a denial would be of not the sliglitest 
avail, 60 generally convinced is the community of the 
great value of the aid rendered by the iustitulion men- 
tioned. It has a capital of ,f300,000, and a surplus of $40,- 
000, and is not only extremely well equipped for ihe car- 
rying on of a general banking buamess so far as its 
financial condition is concerned, but is managed by men 
who have shown on many occasions that they have an 
abiding faith in this town and i's business men, and are 
prepared to show their faitli by their works in every legit 
mate way. The officers are all well known and highly 
esteemed citizens both in public and in private life, and 
the present condition and slanting of the bank afford the 
strongest possible endorsement of their faithfulness and 
ability. Mr. Edward C. Thayer is president, Mr. H. 
Abbott, cashier, and the board of directors is constituted 
as follows : Edward C. Thayer, William H. Haile, Silas 
Hardy, William Rixford, O. G. Dort, William Hammond, 
Horatio Colony. 

H. ABBOTT, Fire Insurance Agent ; OiBce at 
Bank ; Winchester, N. H. — That the advantages offered 
by a general insurance agency are in din ct proportion to 
the reliability, promptness and general efficiency of the 
service rendered would seem to be too obvious to n quire 
mention were it not for the fact that the claim is some- 
times made that "one agency is as good as another, it 
being the standard of the companies, and not of the 
agents in which property owners are interested.'' The 
fallacy of such reasoning is apparent, for general agencies 
owe their support to the fact that they act as convenient 
intermediaries bitween insurers and insured, and hence 
the perfection of their service has an important bearing 
on their cl»ims to public patronage. Tlie popularity of 
the agency of which Mr. H. Abbott is proprietor, is of 
course due in a great measure to the fact that he repre- 
sents only the most reliable companies, among which are. 
The Granite State Fire Insurance, also the people's Fire 
Insurance, and many other prominent companies, but 
credit must also be given to the care exercised in notifying 
patrons of the necessity of renewals, and the intelligent 
performance of other duties attatching to the successul 
management of a well-regulated agency. Mr. Abbott is a 
native of Keene, N. H., he is well known throughout 
Winchester and is cashier of the Winchester National 
Bank. The fact is, Mr. Abbott looks out carefully for 
the interests of his customers and thereby saves them no 



little trouble and expense- — a saving which is appreciated 
as his large and increasing business shows. He is pre- 
pared to place insurance to any desired amount at hon- 
est rates in honest companies, and full information will 
cheerfully be given at his office at the bank ; communica- 
tions by mail also receiving prompt and careful attention. 

THE SECURITY SAVINGS BANK, Incor- 
porated August, 1881, Winchester, N. H. — The Security 
Savings Bank is well named, for there is not a savings 
instituiion in New England offering greater security to 
depositors or conducted on sounder business principles. 
The management appreciate the fact that the first and the 
most important of their duties is to so invest the sums 
entrusted to their care that the chance of loss shall be so 
small as to be practically inconsiderable, making the ques- 
tion of interest a secondary consideration, for important 
as it is that depositors shall receive as much as possible for 
the use of their money, it is infinitely more important that 
it should be so invested as to be surely forthcoming whea 
wanted. Investment is one thing, speculation is another. 
There are unfortunately many opportunities for specula- 
tion open to the public, that is to saj' opportunities involv- 
ing great risks, especially for those havmg but small sum» 
at their disposal, and therefore when a man passes these 
by and places his surplus earnings in a savings institution, 
it is proof positive that he does not wish to speculate, and 
hence none of the operations of such a bank should be of a. 
speculative character. The Securiiy Savings Bank care- 
fully avoids such transactions and naturally is a favorite 
place of deposit among those conversant with its methods 
and its record since its incorporation in August, 1881. 
Some idea of the general nature of Ihe uses to which the 
money of depositors is put may be gained by an examina- 
tion of the following statement, issued June 30, 1891 : 
Liabilities. 

Due depositors $254,898.33 

Surplus 7,013.61 

Guaranty fund 8,900.00 

,$270,811.93 
Resources. 

Loans on real estate $179,948.38 

Loans on personal security 19,125.61 

Loans on collateral security 7,178.00 

County, city, town, and district bonds 20,800.00 

Bank stock 12,370.00 

Miscellaneous bonds 12,500.00 

Other invesments 14,200.00 

Real estate acquired or held by foreclosure. . 3,250.00 

Balance on deposit in Winchester Nat'l Bank 1,439.94 

Cash $270,811 . 9» 

If further evidence that the affairs of the bank are in able 
and trustworth}' hands be neeied it may be found in the 
following list of those identified with the institution, all 
being favorably known in both business and social circles : 
President, Alonzo A. Ware ; vice-president, Daniel T. 
Saben ; secretary and treasurer. Miss J. Grace Alexander ; 
board of investment, Daniel T. Saben, H. Abbott, A. M. 
Howard, E. S. Adams, F. P. Willis ; board of examiners, 
A. A. Ware, F. P. Willis, M. A. Brown ; trustees, A. A. 
Ware, D. T. Saben, H. Abbott, E. S. Adams, Leason Mar- 
tin, D. S. Swan, D. L. C. Ball, E. M. Forbes, F. P. Willis,. 
A. M. Howard, A. A. Putnam, W. L. R. Felch, M. A. 
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BALL & RIPLEY, successors to Taylor & 
Ball, wholesale and retail dealers in Flour, Grain, Mill 
Feed and Hardware, also Groceries, Rubbers, Paints and 
Oil, Hay, Lime, etc., Winchester, N. H. — No more truly 
representative enterprise can be found in Winchester than 
that carried on by Messrs. Bill & Ripley, for during the 
many years that it has been successfully conducted its 
management has been such as to give it a wide spread and 
honorable reputation throughout this section of the State. 
This business was established by E. Cook & Co., and after 
several changes Messrs. Taylor & Ball were succeeded in 
1890 by the present firm, which consists of J. P. Ball, a 
native of Winchester, N. H., and W. D. Ripley, who is a 



native ot Hinsdale, N. H. The firm do both a wholesale- 
and retail business and occupy very spacious premises as 
they carry an extensive stock of flour, grain, mill feed, and 
hardware, also groceries, rubbers, paints and oils, hay, 
lime, etc. One floor and basement 40x100 feet, and a 
storeroom 35x40 feet in dimensions with a storehouse at 
railroad are required. They have also a gristmill. It 
would be unnecessary for us to describe the stock in detail, 
for it is generally known that Messrs. Ball & Ripley carry 
a full line of the various commodities they handle and 
that their goods are reliable in the true sense of the word. 
The prices are always strictly in accordance with the low- 
est market rates, and with the aid of three assistants orders 
are promptly and accurately filled at all times. 



DR. C. DAVIS, Dentist, Willis' Block, Main 
Street, Winchester, N. H. — The remarkable degree of per- 
fection which has been attained in the manufacture of 
artificial teeth is of course a boon to humanity, but it is 
not an unalloyed benefit if, as has been argued, it is 
responsible for much of the carelessness shown in the use 
and abuse of the natural teeth. The average man needs 
no encouragement in the work of ruining his teeth as soon 
as possible for nothing can equal the zeal and persistency 
he displays in the task, unless it be the unqualified aston- 
ishment he expresses when he finds he has partially suc- 
ceeded, and that one or more of his abused molars are 
beginning to give unmistakable proof that there are nerves 
hitched on to them somewhere. Generally he blames his 
ancestors, but if not he advances some other explanation, 
and the last thing he thinks of is to ascribe the injury to 
his own vicious habits, for it is as clearly a vice to impair 
the tetth by neglect and abuse as to injure the general 
health by disregard of hygienic principles. The mischief 
being done, however, the wise course is to have it repaired 
as perfectly as possible and to change the habits which 
brought it about. The services of a skillful dentist are of 
course indispensable, and the residents of Winchester and 
vicinity are fortunate in having access to a practitioner 
of such standing as that held by Dr. Cyrus Davis, dentist, 
for he has had wide and varied experience in his profes- 
sion, and is a very gentle and yet a very thorough opera- 
tor. He is a native of this town and commenced the 
practice of dentistry in 1869, and worked at the trade 
steady until his connection with Dr. Barrett in 1887. 
His rooms are located in Willis' block. Main street, 
and contain the most improved facilities for the practice of 
dentistry in all its branches. This business was established 



by W. C. Barrett, and in 1887 he was succeeded by Bar- 
rett & Davis. In 1888 Dr. Davis became sole proprietor, 
and he has won the highest esteem and confidence of his 
many patrons. 

A. M. HOWARD, manufacturer of Lock 
Corner Wood Packing Boxes for Confectionery, Toys and 
Fancy Goofis, with hinge or slide cover ; also all kinds of 
Job Work done to order ; Winchester, N. H. — Tlie use of 
improved machinery is indispensable to success in such 
an enterprise as is carried on by Mr. A. M. Howard, but 
even the best-equipped factory cannot meet the close com- 
petition of the present day unless it be ably managed, and 
hence the high standing of that carried on by Mr. Howard 
is due to his experience and ability even more than to the 
excellence of the mechanical plant. The business was at 
one time carried on by Jlr. Charles W. Scott, who was 
succeeded in 1871 by Messrs. Howard & Chandler, the 
present proprietor assuming sole control in 1873. He was 
born in Wmchendon, Mass., has served as representative 
and is far too well known in this vicinity to render 
extended personal mention necessary. The premises made 
use of comprise a three story factory, measuring 42x72 
feet, and coniniodious dry houses, storehouses, etc. Both 
water and steam power are available, the latter being fur- 
nished by a thirty five-horse engine. Mr. Howard manu- 
factures lock corner wood packing boxes for confectionery, 
toys, fancy goods, also boxes of all kinds and tool chests 
with hinges or slide cover, and is prepared to quote bottom 
pri^^es on goods of standard merit, and also to do all kinds 
of job work to order at short notice and at reasonable 
rates. He also makes a specialty of all kinds of printing; 
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E. WILBUR, Livery and Feed Stables, Parker 
Street, Winchester, N. H.— The man who can't get any 
■enjoyment out o( driving a ?oo(i liorse. attached to a good 
carriage, orer a good road, during good weather, especially 
when he has a good compinion, miist have something seri- 
ously wrong about him somewhere, for if there be one 
form of recreation which appeals to all sorts and condi- 
tions of men— and women too— it is that of carriage riding. 
Unfortunately but few of us can own teams, but almost 
all of us can afford to hire one occasionally, and in order 
to be sure of getting the full worth of our money it is only 
necessary to visit the establishment of Mr. E. Wilbur, for 
the management have a well earned reputation for fur- 
nishing really desirable turnouts, not to special favorites 
or old customers only, but to the public in general. The 
premises are always kept in flrstclass condition as are the 
horses and vehicles at hand for the accommodation of 
patrons, and we can assure our readers that the teams here 
furnished will not suffer by comparison with those to be 
found elsewhere. The premises occupied consist of a barn 
50X43 feet with twenty stalls and a carriage house 20x35. 
No fancy charges are made, but on the contrary, the prices 
are put as low as is consistent with the keeping up of the 
high standard of merit thus far attained. Mr. Wilbur is a 
native of Orange, Mass. 

MRS. IDA M. CARTER, Restaurant and 
iDining Hall, accommodations for Regular Boarders and 
Transient Guests, Winchester, N. H. — There is no surer 
-way to gain the good will of the average man, than by 
■directing him to an establishment where he can get what 
is popularly known as "a square meal," at a moderate 
price, for if the service there afforded prove satisfactory 
to him, he will remember you gratefully every time he 
repeats his visit. Therefore we feel that we are bound to 
make many friends among our readers by bringing to their 
attention the restaurant and dining hall, conducted by 
Mrs. Ida M. Carter. She treats her patrons so liberally 
that we do not see how it would be possible for any rea- 
sonable man to find fault with the accommodations offered. 
The premises have a seating capacity for fifty at a time. 
Mrs. Carler feeds a great many people everyday and feeds 
them well too. She is a native of Northfield, Vt. She 
began business in Winchester in 1891 and is now the pro- 
prietor of a first class restaurant and dining hall. Board- 
ing and lodging may be obtained here by the day or week. 
The bill of fare is varied, the cooking good, and the 
service is prompt, polite and intelligent, while the prices 
are low enough to suit the most economical person. 

MRS. P. F. E. ALBEE, Variety Store, Ladies' 
Furnishings, Toys and Fancy Goods, etc.. Depot Street, 
Winchester, N. H. — Every branch of business has a 
number of firms that have excelled therein and are 
thoroughly representative. Among the successful and 
enterprising retail dealers in ladies' furnishings, toys, 
and fancy goods, etc., in this section of Winchester 
is Mrs. P. F. E. Albee, whose well known establishment, 
is centrally located and is the office of tlie public telephone. 
Mrs. Albee began business in Winchester in 1884. rising 
by degrees to the enviable position she now occupies by 
hard, persistent work, courteous demeanor to all her 
patrons, whether rich or poor, and by unfailing integrity 
in all her transactions. She employs competent assistance, 
and keeps constantly on hand a well assorted stock of 
everything usually to be found in a first-class variety store. 
The store utilized covers an area of some 300 square feet, 
and Mrs. Albee's facilities for obtaining goods at first 
hands and at the lowest possible figures, are well known 
and recognized, and her experience leads her to anticipate 
and meet the wants of the public in a prompt and satis- 
factory manner, judging from' the large number of patrons 
•who are to be seen at her store almost any time during the 
day. Mrs. Albee is a native of Maine, is highly respected 
in social, as well as business circles of Winchester. 



F. R. PETERS, Watch-Maker and Jeweler, 
Clocks, Watches and Jewelry Repaired and Warranted, 
Main Street, Winchester, N. H.— Even the most confirmed 
"Anglo-maniac" would hardly dare deny that America 
leads the world in the production of watches, and although 
foreign manufacturers have adopted our methods, and 
vastly improved upon the results they formerly attained. 
American machine-made watches stand today without a 
rival, as regards accuracy and cheapness. When we say 
that Mr. F. R. Peters is a watchmaker and jeweller, we 
mean to say that he is prepared to give the best possible 
value to those in need of trustworthy and durable time- 
keepers, and also that he will furnish superior articles of 
jewelry. He also repairs clocks, watches and jewelry in a 
thorough manner, and warrants his work to give satisfac- 
tion. Mr. Peters who is a native of Brookfleld, Mass., 
began business here in 1867, and he carries a carefully and 
tastefully chosen assortment of goods that are cheerfully 
shown. Those desiring anything in the watch or jewelry 
line would do well to visit his store, as it will cost nothing, 
and will probably be a saving of time and money. Mr. 
Peters occupies a store in connection with Mr. B. P. H. 
Randall who sells dry goods. 

A. M. BURBANK, dealer in Dry and Fancy 

Goods, Weeks' Block, Main Street, Winchester, N. H. — 
One of the chief aims of this book is to furnish strangers 
in town and vicinity with authentic information in regard 
to the reliability and standing of our numerous business 
houses, as they often make inquiries before patronizing 
establishments which are strange to them. It anything in 
the line of dry goods be wanted, we can (ffer no better 
advice than to visit the store of Mr. A. M. Burbank on 
Main street, Winchester. Here will be found a large and 
fine assortment of dry and fancy goods, small wares, jew- 
elry and silver ware. This enterprise was started over 
twenty five years ago by F. Weeks & Co. They were 
succeeded in 1890, by Mr. Burbank who has assumed 
full control of the business. He is a native of Winchester, 
N n., and is well and favorably known in this neighbor- 
hood The store is 30X50 feet in dimensions and employ- 
ment is given to three competent assistants. Customers 
are treated with the greatest courtesy, and all goods are 
shown with promptness, while careful attention is given to 
orders. Visitors are invited to call and examine the great 
variety which is offered for inspection, and which is con- 
stantly changing with the seasons and fashions of the day. 
These goods are noted for their general excellence and 
durability. 

E. M. FORBES, Counselor-at-Law, Notary 
Public and Insurance Agent, Powers' Block, Corner Main 
and Elm Streets, Winchester, N. H.— Mr. Forbes has 
been in the practice of law in Winchester from the year 
1857. In 1858 he connected with his law business the 
insurauce business. Since which time he has carried on 
both branches of business. He is the oldest practicing 
attorney in Cheshire county, and all cases intrusted to 
him will be ably looked after. A great majority prefer to 
place their insurance through agents. Common prudence 
demands that choice be made of such agencies as have an 
established reputation and unsurpassed facilities, but no 
diBiculties arise on this score to the residents ot Winches- 
ter and vicinity, for the agency carried on under the man- 
agement of Mr. E. M. Forbes in the Powers' block is one 
of the oldest-established and best managed in the State. 
Mr. Forbes began operations here in 1857, as a lawyer, and 
in 1858 he established the agency for fire and accident 
insurance. He is also an attorney. He gives immediate 
and careful attention to all applications, and the character 
of the insurance offered will be best understood by an 
examination of the following list of companies represented: 
Cheshire County Mutual, Manufacturers' and Jlerchants', 
Concord Mutual, and others. Jlr. Forbes is well known 
in this section. He is a native of Bennington. Vt. 



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W. A. ALEXANDER, Clotliing, Men's 
Furnishing Goods, Hats, Caps and Furs, Main Street, 
Wincliester, N. H. — This house is in a position not only to 
offer the latest fasliiouable novelties and cater successlully 
to the most fastidious trade, but he caters to all classes and 
whether you want garments lor full dress or for working 
wear, whether you want the most advanced styles or 
some of the staple patterns that are always in demand you 
may visit this store on Slain street, and not only find just 
what you want but get it at the lowest rates. Mr. W. A. 
Alexander is in a position to easily meet all competition 
and he does not allow himself to be undersold 1)}' any one. 
His business was founded several years ago, and after 
some changes Mr. Wm. Slirigley was succeeded in 1876 
by the present proprietor, Mr. Alexander, who is a native 
of Boston, Mass. He has since that time become thor- 
ouffhly familiar with the requirements of the local trade 
and has won a high reputation for ability and integrity. 
The public have learned that goods bought at this !-tore 
will prove precisely as represented and that uniform cour- 
tesy is assured to every caller. The stock includes cloth- 
ing, men's furnisliing goods, hats, caps and furs of every 
description and is so complete that all tastes and all purses 
can be suited. 

B. E. ROBERTSOISr, dealer in Meats, Provis- 
ions, Vegetables, etc., Winchester, N. H. — Among the 
meat markets located in this town few are better known 
than that carried on by B. E. Robertson. Business was 
established here by Mr. Alex. Pierce who was succeeded 
in 1890 by the present proprietor. This store has long 
been highly popular with the most careful buyers. The 
premises occupied will measure abiut 300 feet. A com- 
plete and varied stock is always carried, consisting of 
meats, provisions, vegetables, and a full line of canned 
goods, etc. Mr. Robertson also has a slaughter house. He 
has had ample experience in his business. Everything sold 
here will be found to prove .just as represented and the 
prices average as low as the lowest when the quality of the 
goods is considered. Mr. Robertson, who is a native of 
Chesterfield, N. H , is well known and highly esteemed in 
this neighborhood. His numerous customers testify to 
the superior advantages for procuring a good variety of 
good meat which they find at this store. 

J. A. GALE & SON, dealers in Groceries, 
Flour, Canned Goods, Fruits, Nuts, Confectionery, 
Tobacco, Cigars, etc., Winchester, N. H. — "Competition 
is the life of trade," says the old adage, and therefore the 
inauguration of any enterprise is always a subject for con- 
gratulation, that is, provided it be managed in the honora- 
\>\e, straightforward and business-like fashion that has 
•characterized the carrying on of the undertaking now con- 
ducted by J. A. Gale & Son, the former a native of War- 
wick, Mags., and the latter of Framingham, Mass. These 
gentlemen are successors to E. L. Holton, and took posses- 
sion of the business January 1, 1891. For three years pre- 
vious to their succeeding Mr. Holton in 1891, the son, L. 
A. Gale, worked two years for Mr. Holton, and one year 
for Mr. J A. Bliss, who both carried on tlie grocery busi- 
ness in Winchester, and that he has a complete under- 
standing of the details of the grocery business, must be 
apparent to anyone who has watched the intelligence as 
well as the industry manifested in building up their pres- 
ent trade. And it is pleasant to be able to chronicle a suc- 
cess, as well deserved as it is pronounced. The premises 
now occupied by the firm are located on Main street, and 
measure 1000 square feet. The stock carried includes the 
best grades of flour, choice staple and fancy groceries, and 
a fine line of confectionery, tobacco and cigars. Compe- 
tent assistants are employed and every customer may be 
assured prompt, courteous and intelligent service, the 
result being an extensive and steadily increasing retail 
trade. 



WOOD BROTHERS, dealers in Beef, Pork, 
Lard, Hams, Poultry, Tiipe, elc. , Winchester, N. H. — 
There is nothing like a good, hearty meal to put a man at 
peace with himself and all mankind, and as meat is essen- 
tial to such a meal it is important to know where it may 
be bought to the best advantage. Many have solved this 
question by patronizing the establishment conducted by 
Messrs. Wood Brothers, on Main Street. It would be very 
difficult to find a more desirable place at which to obtain 
anything in the line of beef, pork, lard, haras, poultry, 
tripe, etc. One floor measuring about 800 feet is occupied. 
The goods in stock are abundant and varied enough to 
make it an easy matter to suit all tastes and purses. They 
quote the lowest rates and handle only reliable goods. 
Employment is given to a reliable assistant that all orders 
may receive prompt and accurate attention. Messrs C. F. 
and A. M. Wood, who are natives of Winchester, N. H., 
have conducted this busiress for the past fifteen years. 
They are highly esteemed as citizens and honorable busi- 
ness men. They have also a large farm and slaughter 
house. 

J. A. POWERS & SON, Winchestei-, N. H.— 
A first-class drug store is cerlainly one of the most useful 
and desirable establishments which can be maintained in a 
communily, for the most skillful physician can do but 
comparatively little unless there is a supply of fresh drugs, 
medicines and chemicals clo'e at hand. It is generally 
conceded that J. A. Powers & Son spare no pains to afford 
the best possible service to the public, and a visit to the 
drug store of which they are proprietors will prove this 
concession to be justified by facts. The stock on hand is 
certiinlv complete in every department, and one cannot 
help noting the extreme care which is taken in the com- 
pounding of prescriptions. Nothing is left to chance, and 
nothing is taken for granted. This business was estab- 
lished in 1845 by Mr, J. A. Powers. At one time it was 
conducted under the name of Powers & Thayer for about 
five years. The present firm of J. A. Powers & Son was 
formed in 1880. Mr. J. A. Powers is a native of Gardner, 
Mass., while his son, Mr. J. E. Powers, was born in Win- 
chester, N. H. Mr. J. A. Powers, who has conducted this 
business for forty five years, is well known and has been 
selectman and representative, also postmaster for a number 
of years. He built the first store without shutters that 
was built iu this vicinity. The store is 20x40 feet in 
dimensions. It is a favorite place for the purchase of 
fancy and toilet articles, etc. 

W. H. GUERNSEY, dealer in Books,Stationery 
and Periodicals, Winchester, N. H. — It is a curious fact 
that some business men are better known than their estab- 
lishments, while others are just the reverse, not being per- 
sonally known excepting to a very limited circle, although 
their business enterprises may have a more than local rep- 
utation. It is to the first class that Mr. W. H. Guernsey 
belongs, and yet when making this statement we are apt 
to give some of our readers a very erroneous impression, 
for it would seem to argue that Mr. Guernsey's store is not 
widely known, when as a matter of fact there is not a sim- 
ilar establishment in town with which the public are more 
pleasantly familiar, as it has been known for thirty years. 
The explanation of the matter is simply this ; the propri- 
etor was postmaster for twenty-four years, and he made 
such an extended circle of friends and acquaintances while 
in that oflice, that he is even better known socially than in 
a business way. He was born in Massachusetts and has 
been identified with his present enterprise since 1860. 
Premises having an area of about 800 square feet, are 
occupied, and a carefully selected and very attractive 
stock is carried, made up of books, stationery, periodicals, 
and other articles of a similar nature. The latest novelties 
in fashionable stationery.are always represented while mod- 
erate prices are the rule in every department of the business. 



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REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF WINCHESTER. 




W. F. SANDERS, dealer in Furniture, Caskets, 
CofBns, particular attenlion given to preserving the dead 
■without the use of ice. Pictures framed, etc., etc. Win- 
chester, N. H. — There is not probably a business man in 
Winchester who less needs introducing than AV. F. San- 
ders. In 1884 the present proprietor, Mr. Sanders, bought 
out the business he now manages of Mr. J. A. Lesure, who 
■was in the same business about filteen j'ears up to this 
time. Mr. Sanders being a young man wilh progressive 
ideas and a practical experience in the furniture and 
undertaking business of six years, the business seemed to 
start from the first, his first years' business doubling any 
previous year of Mr. Lesure's business and still continued 
to increase until Mr. Sanders, in 1887, was obliged to 
arrange for larger quarters and at -which time lie built the 
store he now occupies. It is probably the largest store in 
Cheshire county, devoted exclusively to furniture, carpets 
and undertaking goods. Mr. Sanders biisiness still con- 
tinued to increase so he has to have a large store house 
besides the large store. His business in 1890 was eight 
tiiues that of the first year, and he says he owes it all to 
advertising and keeping one of tlie largest and most varied 
stocks in New England. Mr. Sanders is not only well 
known in Winchester but in all towns adjoining. There 
is probably not a business man in Winchester whose trade 
reaches so far as Mr. Sanders'. He sells hundreds of 
dollars worth every year to go all over New England. 
He not only uses newspapers, circulars, etc., but he has 
also a bass ball nine which is called the W. F. Sanders 
Ball Nine, and has recently started a drum corps under 
his name, which goes to make a big advertisement. He 
pays out more in one year for advertising than all the rest 
of Winchester combined. His stock is large and varied, 
and embraces all kinds of furniture, as all tastes are 
catered to Many new novelties, makes and designs are 
shown in furniture as well as in carpets and upholstery. 
Orders for upholstery work will be attended to promptly 
and in a most satisfactory manner, while the charges will 
prove very satisfactory for first class work. His stock of 
\inderlaking giods is large and varied, and consists of 
coffins, caskets, robes, trimmings and eTcrything pertain- 
ing to the undertaking business, and he can supply at 
short notice every thing that may be required in that line. 
He makes a specialty of embalming and is prepared to 
perform every ofl3ce that comes under the head of under- 



taking. Mr. Sanders has had .seven years experience \n 
this vicinilj', and his services are in active demands 
Employment is given to from three to five assistants the- 
year aronnd, that all orders in either department of his- 
business may be attendtd to promptly ard satisfactory to 
all patrons. Mr. Sanders is a hard worker at all times and 
when ever he has a half day's leisure time you will see- 
him out with his jionies carrying a White sewing machine 
away. lie sold over fifty of these machines last year him- 
self, and he says that they are "king" over all other 
machines. Mr. Sanders also has a branch store at Hins- 
dale, N. H., which is under the management of Mr. W. 
M. Sawyer, a brother in law, who has been wilh him for 
the past six years. 

GRANVILLE WARDWELL, Interior Deco- 
rator, dealer in Wall Paper, Window Shades, Carpets,. 
Rugs and Oil Cloths, Winchester, N. II — It is only of late 
years that the art of interior decoration has received in this 
country the attention it deserves, for one need not be at ali 
aged to be able to remember when the bare appearance of 
our church edifices, the gaudy look of our theatres and 
public halls, the lavish but unattractive decoration of th^ 
houses of the rich, and the almost total lack of cheerfulness 
and beauty in the houses of the people, made the judiciou& 
grieve and gave point to many foreign criticisms of our 
culture. But a wonderful improvement has been brought 
about during the past decade or so, for when we Ameri- 
cans, as a people, move at all we move quickly, and the 
progress already made has placed us fully abreast of any 
nation in the art of interior decoration, and above all, in 
what is to our minds the most important of its branches,, 
the decoration of the home. Appropriate wall papers, 
tasteful window shades, rightly chosen carpets, artistic 
rugs, these will make the most unpromising house bright 
and beautiful as surely as their opposites will destroy the 
effect of the most nobl}' planned and expensively built edi- 
fice, and in this connection it is pertinent to mention the 
cardinal principle of interior decoration. 'rastP,not money,, 
is the price of success. Taste guided l)y experience can 
accomplish at small cost what the most lavish but unintel- 
ligent expenditure cannot possibly bring about, and 
although few may possess taste and experience in interior 
decorations the benefits of them are by no means confined 
to the few, but may be enjoyed by all who see fit to take- 



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advantage of the facilities offered by tlioroughly competent 
professional interior decorators, Rmong wLom Mr. Griin 
ville Wardwell must be granted a leading position by right 
of natural ability and of an experience of twenty- four 
years, seven of whicli were passed in Albany, N. Y., and 
the remainder in New York city. While in New 
York Mr. Wardwell was with James S. Warren and his 
various partners, and he is thoroughly himiliar with every 
detail incidental to the manufacture of all kinds of wall 
paper, from a white blank to the finest hand made goods. 
Mr. Wardwell was born in Nelson, N. H., and in 1883 
returned to his native State, and began business at Win- 
chester as an interior decorator and dealer in wall paper, 
window shades, carpets, rugs, oil cloths, etc. His stock 
includes the latest artistic novelties, his prices are in strict 
accordance with the lowest market rates, and he is ever 
ready to give the benefit of liis taste and experience to cus- 
tomers. An important branch of his business is the 
decoration of churches and other public buildings, a num- 
ber of such commissions having been executed and so sat- 
isfactorily that his services in that capacity are in steadily 
increasing demand, and he is very frequently consulted as 
an expert in such matters, so that the fitness of his appoint- 
ment on the building committee of the Conant Library is 
universally recognized. Mr. Wardwell was elected to the 
New Hampshire Legislature in 1889, and made a record as 
a ready, able and witty speaker, but his reputation in that 
respect was established some years before when be made 
his dibut in the lecture field, where he is known as " the 
commercial traveller lecturer," his lectures being delight- 
fully informal accounts of what a commercial traveller 
saw and learned during a vacation spent in the Dominion, 
interspersed with amusing incidents of personal experience 
during twenty years on the road. They are entitled 
"From the Hub to Chicoutimi," and "Quebec and 
the wonders of the Saguenay," and tliey make a "hit" 
wherever delivered. Mr. Wardwell offers especially lib- 
eral terms to churches and fraternal organizations, and 
communications concerning terms and dales addressed to 
him at Winchester, N. H., are assured prompt attention. 

DICKINSON & SEAVER, manufacturers of 
Pails, Buckets and Fruit Packages, Tubs and Boxes, 
Winchester, N. H. — The manufacture of wooden ware 
lias long been Winchester's distinctive indusliy and no 
enterprise has done more to make it so than that carried 
on by Jlessrs. Dickinson & Seaver, or at least under that 
firm name, for Mr. Seaver retired about two years ago, and 
Mr. Dickinson died in July, 1889, operations being con- 
tinued by the estate of Ansel Dickinson, under the man- 
agement of his son, Mr. LaFell Dickinson. The under- 
taking is of very long standing and is well and favorably 
known over a wide extent of country, tbe goods here 
made being shipped to many distant points and being 
accepted as the standard wherever introduced. They 
include pails, buckets, lard packages, tubs and boxes. 
The variety of styles being almost endless so that the 
requirements of all classes of trade can be successfully 
catered to. A specialty is made of the corrugated hoop 
jiails and tubs. These goods ate manufactured from the 
best of material and are noted ff)r their durability. The 
main mill is two stories in height and 40x164 feet in 
dimensions, and there is a dryliouse measuring 20x100 
feet, besides various spiicious out-buildings, etc., the 
plant being very extensive and well arranged, and includ- 
ing a complete equipment of improved machinery driven 
by steam power. Employment is given to from fifty to 
sixt}' assistants. There Is also carried on by the estate at 
Ashuelot, under the management of Mr. Milan A. Dickin- 
son, another large box factory and sawmill. The boxes 
manufactured here are of about the same grade as those 
at Winchester, while the saw mill is devoted to the manu- 
facture of all kinds of building lumber from native woods. 
Employment is given to about forty assistants, and the 
largest orders can be filled at short notice. 



WINCHESTER TANNERY, Tanning and 
Currying, Winchester, N. II. — The gradual but steady 
reduction in the cost of boots and shoes which has been.' 
going on of late years is generally attributed to the use of.'' 
improved machinery by the manufacturers of such gooda-' 
and of course it is mainly due to that cause, but ereditt< 
should also be given to the improvement in the methodtes 
and the machinery used in tanning, for the cost of mate- 
rial has been very considerably lestened and it is obvioiUB 
that this has had much to do with the lowering of the price; 
of leather goods. The Winchester Tannery affords an e.xcel- 
lent example of what may be accomplished by progressiver 
and liberal methods, for this establishment is eauippedi 
and managed in the most approved modern style and botti 
the quantity and quality of the product attest the advan- 
tages derived from such a policy. The business was car- 
ried on for about twelve years by Mr. Stevens, who was- 
succeeded in 1887 by Mr. A. C. Lawrence, and in 1888' 
that gentleman became associated with Messrs. W. E. 
Field and H. A. Southwick, thus forming the present, 
firm. Messrs. Lawrence and Field are resident in Boston,, 
and Mr. Southwick resides in Peabody, the tannery being;' 
carried on under the direct supervision of the agent, Mr. 
Fred N. Carleton. An elaborate plant of improved'^ 
machinery, including a 100 horse power engine is utilized, 
and employment is given to from sixty to seventy five- 
assistants, tanning and currying being done and' from/ 
1,200 to 1,800 sides of leather being produced weekly. 
The product is of exceptionally uniform quality in its sev- 
eral grades and being well and favorably known to thfc 
trade finds a ready market. 

H. W. BRIGIIAM, Fire Insurance Agent; also^ 
Attorney at Law ; Main Street, Winchester, N. H.— Mr. 
Brigham is well known throughout Winchester and vicin- 
ity having been identified with his business here for manj- 
years. He is an attorney and counselor at law by profes- 
sion, and is very widely known in those capacities, but we • 
propose to confine ourselves in this sketch to a brief consid- 
eration of his facilities for the placing of dependable insur- 
ance, for he represents some of the leading fire insurance- 
companies and is prepared to write policies at the lowesC- 
market rates. Mr. Brigham is well informed on insurance- 
matters, and is always ready to lend any assistance in hig 
power to those interested in looking into the subjett. Hi» 
office is located on Main street, and any desired inform*-- 
tion will cheerfully be given on applicatian. The compa-- 
nies represented include the most popular organizations ■ 
that have a well earned reputation for careful considera- 
tion of the rights of all policy holders. We would, there- 
fore, advise all interested readers to consult with Mr 
Brigham, before placing fire insurance with other agent&._ 

MISS A. C. BANCROFT, dealer in Millinery 
and Fancy Goods, Week's Block, Main Street, Winchester., 
N. H. — The ladies of Winchester and vicinity fhow that 
they appreciate the advantages to be obtained by trading: 
at the above-named store by the liberal patronage vrhich.> 
they give it. They have certainly had abundant opportu- 
nity to become familiar with this establishment, for busi- 
ness in this line has been conducted here for over twenty- 
years. It was carried on for some time by Mrs. Piatt, 
who was succeeded by J[. G. & A. C. Bancroft, and Miss 
A. 0. Bancroft assumed control in 1891. She is a native- 
of Winchester, N. H. A carefully chosen stock of milli- 
nery and fancy goods is constantly carried and the latest 
fashionable novelties are always well represented, while- 
the prices are uniformly moderate, and indeed, will com- 
pare favorably with those quoted at some stores making 
great pretensions to cheapness. Particular attention is 
paid to custom work, and as competent assistants are 
employed during the busy season orders can be filled at 
short notice, no pains being spared to deliver thens. 
promptly when they are promised. 



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REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF WINCHESTER. 



jMm:, 



DEALER IN 



GROCERIES, PAINTS, CROCKERY 



ANTD 



BOOTS AND SHOES, 



MAIN STREET, 



WINCHESTER, N. H. 



The establishment carried on by Mr. J. II. Bliss is a representative one in the full sense of the word, 
for it has occupied a leading position among similar stores located in this town for about twenty-five 
years, operations having been started then by F. Weeks & Co. In 1887 the present proprietor assumed 
control ; he was born in Royalston, Mass., but has become very well known in this town. The store 
occupied will measure 25 x 40 feet. It is well arranged for the business. The stock is a varied one, 
being made up of choice family groceries of all kinds and embracing everything usually found in a 
first-class store in this line. Mr. Bliss also deals largely in paints, crockery, and boots and shoes. 
These goods are desirable and the assortment contains many novelties which must be seen to be appre- 
ciated. Employment is given to two competent assistants and every caller is assured immediate and 
polite attention, while the lowest market rates are quoted for goods in each department. 




GEO. W. BROWN, dealer in Harness, Saddles 
and Robes, Wliips and Horse Furnishings, Trunks and 
Bags, Main Street, Winchester, N. H. — It is safe to say 
ttUat no money was ever yet saved by buying a cheap or 
inferior liarness, for the first cost of a harness is by no 
means tlie most important thing to be considered as many 
have found to their sorrow when the bills for repairs came 
to be counted. The highest priced harness is not necessa- 
rily the best, and we would advise no one to pay the fancy 
figures named by some dealers, but still it is well to 
remember that good stock and honest labor cost money. 
Mr. Geo. W. Brown sells good reliable harnesses and sad- 
dles, and quotes low market rates on all the goods he 
handles, hence it is but natural that he should have built 
up a good business since he commenced operations here in 
1884. He is a native of this town and is well and favor- 
ably known in this vicinity. His store is located on Main 
street, Winchester, N. H., and it will measure 16x40 feet 
in dimensions. He carries a good and varied stock of 
robes, whips, horse furnishings, also trunks and bags in 
addition to his large assortment of harnesses and saddles. 
Personal attention is given to customers while prompt and 
courteous service is rendered to every caller. 



JOHN HUTCHINS, wholesale dealer in Paper 
Stock, Old Metals, Wooden and Glass Wares, Stoves, 
Bruahes, etc. Manufacturer of Brass, Tin and Copper 
"Ware* of all descriptions. Cash paid for Paper Stock and 
Old .Junk, Main Street, Winchester. N. H. — No industry 
has developed more rapidl)' during the past thirty years 
than the manufacture of paper, and the natural conse- 
quence is that the demand for paper stock has reached 
such proportions as to far e.xceed the domestic supply. 
Thousands of pounds of rags are imported annually from 
Italy and other foreign countries, and every careful house- 
keeper in the United States is in one sense an agent of the 
paper makers ; she saves all cotton and linen rags to be 
sold to those who collect for them. Woolen rags are col- 
lected by the same parties to be disposed of to shoddy 
manufacturers, etc. We say that these collectors sell to 
manufacturers, and so they do, but it is an indirect 
process as the business is so arranged that their collections 
are disposed of to large dealers who combine them, and 
forward them in large quantities to the paper and shoddy 
mills throughout the country. A representative enterprise 
of this kind is tliat conducted by Mr. John Hutchins, who 
is a native of Winchester, N. H., and has carried on his 
present enterprise for over thirty years, being a successor 
to the firm of Gustine & Hutchins. He utilizes three 
floors and a basement each 3.5x48 feet in dimensions. 
Mr. Hutchins is a wholesale dealer in paper slock, old 
metals, etc., paying cash for paper stock and old junk. 
In addition to the above named articles, Mr. Hutchins 
deals in anthracite and bituminous coal, woolen and glass 
wares, stoves, brushes, etc. He also manufactures brass, 
tin and copper wares of all descriptions, and pays particu- 
lar attention to plumbing work. Mr. Hutchins is well 
known throughout this vicinity, and at one time held the 
office of town clerk. His products have for years held a 
leading position in the market, and he is prepared to fur- 
nish them in quantities to suit at manufacturers' prices. 



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JAMES T. BURNAP, manufacturer and dealer 
in Harness, Horse Clothing, Wliips, Trunks, Bags, etc., 
Second Door North of Post Office, Winchester, N. H.— 
This is one of the old and reliable business houses of Win- 
chester, as it was started in 1820 by Mr. C. Burnap. He 
■was succeeded in 1860 by Burnap & Co., and it was in 1879 
■when Mr. James T. Burnap, the present proprietor, 
assumed control of the business. He is a manufacturer 
and dealer in harnesses, horse clothing, whips, trunks, 
bags, etc. Mr. Burnap is prepared to make harnesses to 
order at short notice, also to do repairing in a neat and 
workmanlike manner, and at uniformly model ate rates. 
As a manufacturer of harnesses his reputation is by no 
means confined to this vicinity, for his productions are 
conceded to be unsurpassed for uniform excellence of 
material and honesty of workmanship by all who have 
used them. The premises are 18x30 feet in dimensions. 
Employment is given to a competent assistant that orders 
may be promptly attended to. Mr. Burnap is a native of 
this place, and has been town clerk. 



PIERCE'S PHARMACY, Main Street, Win- 
chester, N. H. — No retail establishment in this section of 
the State is more widely and favorably known than that 
conducted by Dr. G. W. Pierce, for it has been success- 
fully carried on for more than a quarter of a century. 
The doctor is well known in this vicinity, having served 
in the army and he has also been representative and State 
senator. The premises occupied are 1.5x30 feet in dimen- 
sions. The doctor carries an extensive and carefully 
chosen stock of drugs, medicines and chemicals wiih a 
full asfortment of the toilet and fancy articles that are 
generally to be found in a first class pharmacist's. Special 
attention is given to the compounding of prescriptions, 
reliable ingredients being used, and orders being promptly 
and accurately filled at moderate rates. Callers are 
assured immediate and courteous attention, care being 
taken to retain the high reputation so long held by this 
house. 

MRS. O. C. BURT, Dressmaking, Main Street, 
Winchester, N H. — No more truly representative enter- 
prise can be found in this city than that conducted by Mrs. 
O. C. Burt, and it has been recognized as a first class estab- 
lishment in its special line. It was inaugurated by Mrs. 
Burt in 1891. but she had previously carried on the same 
business in Ashuelot for thirteen years. She occupies s-ix 
large rooms on Main street, and for a small place has an 
exceedingly large business, in fact all she can possibly 
attend to, with the aid of three competent assistants. This 
establishment is universally known in this vicinity, and its 
productions are of the latest and most fashionable styles, 
and being so varied and comple'e that all tastes and all 
purses can easily be suited. A specially is made of dress- 
making, and having exceptional facilities for this branch 
of business, Mrs. Burt is in a position to quote bottom 
prices, and at the same time to cater successfully to the 
most fastidious tafte Mrs Burt gives close personal super- 
vision to every order, thus assuring all work immediate 
and skillful attention as well as prompt delivery. 



E. C. THORN & CO., Apothecaries, Earl 
Evans, M.D., Proprietor, Hutchins Block, Winchester, N. 
H— Undue conservatism is of course not to be com- 
mended, but where health and even life itself is in ques- 
tion, it is scarcely possible to carry conservatism too far, 
and therefore many who make it an invariable rule to have 
all their prescriptions compounded at the apothecary store 
of E. C. Thorn & Co., in Hutchins block, Winchester, N. 
H., have no occasion to apologize for their caution,' for 
here the public are assured no incompatible drugs are 
mixed by smooth-faced lads whose onlv credentials are the 
druggist's linen coat. Since the opening of this business- 
the prefciiptions have been compounded and preparation* 
prepared only by registered and experienced pharmacists- 
and chemists. Here the public are also sure to oblaia 
fresh drugs, of the purest quality, for the stock has not 
been accumulating for many years, as is too often thecase. 
The business was established in February, 1888, by Mr. E. 
C. Thorn, a well-known druggist of Brattleboro.Vt., and 
Earl Evans, M.D , of Winchester, who filtid up every- 
thing new and in the most approved manner. The busi- 
ness is owned by Dr. Evans, a physician of large experi- 
ence, who is prepared to conduct it in a manner worthy of 
every confidence, and to sustain the reputation so well 
deserved. A full assortment of drugs, medicines, chemi- 
cals, fancy and toilet articles, choice brands of cigars, 
fresh supplies of Looney's celebrated confections, and other 
goods usually found in a first class apothecary store, are 
always to be found here, and customers will receive polite 
and courteous attention from the genth manly drug clerks- 
whose diplomas from the New Hampshire College of Phar- 
macy are a noticeable and fitting adornment to the hand- 
some prescription case at the rear of the store. 

G. H. NORWOOD, manufacturer of the Lock- 
Corner Wood Packing Boxes, for Spice Dealers, Druggists, 
Chemists, Confectioners, etc., Winchester, N. H.— The 
time was (and not so very long ago either) when the pub- 
lic would have to be informed what a " lock corner "" 
wood packing box was, but now these boxes are in sucb 
general use that everybody is familiar with their appear- 
ance, appreciates to some degree at least their advantages, 
and concedes that they are unequal'ed for certain uses 
and unsurpassed for many others. The only questioo 
remaining is "where can I order lock corner boxes to the 
best advantage?" and a satisfactory answer to this may- 
be secured by placing a trial orderwith Mr. G. H. Nor- 
wood, for he gives exclusive attention to the manufacture 
of lock-corner wood packing boxes for spice dealers, drug- 
gists, chemists, confectioners, etc., ard has the facilitie* 
as well as the determination to furnish them in quantities 
to suit at short notice and at the lowest prevailing rates. 
Mr. Norwood is a native of this town and is thoroughly 
familiar with his present line of business. He has a fine 
plant of improved machinery run by water power, em- 
ploys an adequate force of experienced assistants, andl 
spares no pains to ensure satisfaction to every customer, 
both as regards the quality and the cost of the articles 
produced. 

E. L. HOLTON 8c CO. 



dey good?, boots and shoe?, 

Hats, Caps and Clothing, 

roberts block, 

WIlSrOHiESTER,, IST. HI. 



1S6 REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF WINCHESTER. 

ASHUELOT MANUFACTURING CO., 

C. THAYER, Manager and Treasurer. L. W. COY, President. 
.A.SHUELOT, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 



It is doubtful if there is another branch of industry in this country of equal importance which has 
(passed through so many vicissitudes as has woolen manufacturing, and the steady improvement in 
American woolens in the face of hostile legislation and the foolish prejudice against domestic woolen 
fabrics which has long existed and still exists in some quarters, is creditable to the enterprise, confi- 
<len«e and pluck of our more progressive manufacturers and is bound to win the universal recognition 
it deserves in the long run. Woolen manufacturing has been extensively carried on in this section for 
juany years, and the Ashuelot Manufacturing Company are universally known among the trade as pro- 
iducers of a line of goods remarkably uniform in quality in the several grades, and unsurpassed as 
a-egards attractiveness of design, excellence of material, and durability by any other fabrics generally 
'Similar in style and cost. This company was organized in 1876, and operates a very extensive and 
efficient plant, including a large and substantially built brick building, several smaller buildings and a 
large carding and shoddy mill. The machinery is of the most improved type, and employment is 
given to 325 operatives, so it is hardly necessary to add that the annual product is very large in 
amount and great in value. Ic is very widely distributed, being favorably known to manufacturers 
throughout the United States. 



DEALER IN 



Dry Goods. Groceries, Flour, Grain, Boots and Shoes, Hardware. 

CFIOCKIEFIY, PA.INTS A.'N'D OII.S. 

ASHUELOT, N. H. 



It requires no small amount of ability and experience to carry on a retail store successfully in 
'Ihese days of close competition, critical tastes, and email profits, even when but one or two lines of 
•goods are handled, and of course the task becomes much more difficult when general merchandise is 
■"dealt in, for a fairly accurate knowledge of each of an almost endless number of commodities is 
■required in order to properly conduct such an establishment. It is perfectly safe to assume that such 
ScHowledge is possessed by Mr. H. H. Pratt, at all events he carries on one of the most popular general 
tstores in this section, and his stock is exceptionally large and very skillfnlly chosen. It includes 
foreign and domestic dry goods, groceries, flour, grain, boots and shoes, hardware, cutlery, crockery, 
ipaints and oils, and in fact everything usually found in a strictly first-class country store, and the 
'prices are as attractive as the goods, they being as low as the lowest in every instance. Mr. Pratt has 
carried on this business since 1876, and has also been postmaster since 188:2, so it is hardly necessary 
to say he is universally known throughout this vicinity. He employs two efficient assistants, and gives 
the business careful personal supervision so that callers are assured prompt and courteous attention at 
aII times, and we may add tliat every article is sold under a guarantee that it will prove just as repre- 
iseated. 



REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF ASHUELOT. 



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ROBERTSON BROS., Paper Mill, Ashuelot, 
N. H. — Those who predict that in the near future every- 
thing, almost, will be made from paper, are doubtless too 
extreme in their ideas, but certainly the uses of paper are 
already wonderfully varied and at the present rate of 
increase it will not be long before this mateiial will rival 
iron as regards universal utility. Paper making machin- 
ery has been repeatedly improved until it has become 
wonderfully efficient, and as a consequence the cost of 
paper has been greatly reduced and the demand for it so 
much stimulated that paper mills are being established in 
almost every section where the conditions are favorable. 
A finely equipped establishment of this kind is that known 
as the Robertson Bros. Paper Mill, it having been opened 
in 1883, and being fitted up with an elaborate and costly 
plant of the latest improved machinery. The premises 
are two stories in height and 125X40 feet in dimensions, 
exclusive of two spacious ells, are very conveniently 
:arranged. the expense of production being thereby reduced 
to a minimum, the productions amounting to $7.5,000 per 
year. The proprietors are Messrs. Frank and Edwin Rob- 
ertson, both natives of Hinsdale, N. H., and are well 
known in this vicinity, Edwin having been representative 
in the legislature and Frank selectman. Ample and relia- 
ble water power is available and the annual product is 
■very large in ameunt, employment being given to fifteen 
assistants. 

B. F. HOWE, dealer in General Merchandise, 
Beef, Lard, Hams, etc., etc., Ashuelot, N. H.— It is said 
that the man who tries to suit everybody seldom succeeds 
in suiting anybody, but like all general assertions this is 
true only in a very limited sense, for every enterprising 
and progressive merchant endeavors to suit everybody, or 
at least everybody who is not unreasonable in his demands, 
and if a man have the requisite amount of ability and 
•experience he can generally come pretty near succeeding 
in making his store universally popular, and a case in 
(point is that of the establishment conducted by Mr. B. F. 
Howe, for this is very highly regarded throughout this 
section, and in fact is considered a leader in iis special 



line. Mr. Howe deals in general merchandise and carries 
a large and very varied stock, but makes a specialty of 
beef, lard, hams and fresh, salted, corned and smoked 
meats of all kinds. His prices are always in strict accord- 
ance with the lowest market rates, and the prompt and 
accurate filling of orders is ensured by the employment of 
two capable assistants. Mr. Howe was born in Lowell, 
Mass , but has lived in this town for many years and has 
been identified with his present business since 1870. He 
is a member of the board of selectmen and is as well 
known in a social as in a business way, he having a very 
large circle of friends throughout this section. 



WRIGHT WOOD, dealer in Foreign and 
Domestic Dry Goods, Groceries, Hardware, etc., Ashuelot 
(in Town of Winchester), N. H, — One of the oldest estab- 
lished stores in this part of the State and one of the most 
reliable and most popular also is that conducted by Mr. 
Wright Wood, and devoted to the sale of general mer- 
chandise including foreign and domestic dry goods, gro- 
ceries, hardware and cutlery, besides many other impor- 
tant commodities too numerous to mention. The business 
was founded a half century or more ago, and changed 
hands several times before coming under the control of 
the present proprietor, who has been sole owner since 
1865. He is a native of Orange, Mass., served in the army 
during the Rebellion, and for thirteen years held the posi- 
tion of postmaster. The premises utilized by Mr. Wood 
are quite spacious but there is no room to spare, for a very 
large stock is carried, and it is renewed so frequently as to 
be always practically complete in every department. 
The very latest noveltesin dry and fancy goods are always 
to be found here, including many goods and styles not 
obtainable elsewhere in this vicinity, and the assortment is 
so varied and the prices so low that all tastes and all purses 
can be suited. A complete line of staple and fancy family 
groceries is also constantly in stock, tngether with hard- 
ware and family supplies in iteneril. Mr. Wood employs 
two compe ent assistants, and all orders are assured imme- 
diate and careful attention. 





Main Street, looking East. 



HISTORICAL SKETCH OF MARLBORO. 



The town of Marlborough, or Marlboro, to use the accepted style of spelling, lies south and east 
of the centre of Cheshire county, five miles from the city of Keene, fifty miles from the capital of the 
State and ninety-three miles from Boston, Mass. It is bounded on the north by Roxbury, on the east 
by Harrisville, Dublin and Jaffrey, on the south by Troy, and on the west by Swanzey and Keene. 
The township is very irregular in outline and is small in area, its orignal size having been so reduced 
by the setting apart of territory that it is now one of the smallest townships in the county. Two 
railroads pass through it, the Manchester and Keene Railroad entering at the north-east corner, 
describing a long curve and passing out into Keene at the north-west corner of the town, 
and the Cheshire Railroad running across the south-west corner just inside the boundary line 
which separates it from Troy. These roads meet at Keene, where junction is also made with the 
Ashuelot Railroad, running from South Vernon, Vt., and as the Cheshire road continues on from 
Keene until it reaches the Vermont Valley, Central Vermont, and Connecticut River Railroads, it 
affords, in connection with the various important systems with which it communicates, a very compre- 
hensive and valuable passenger and freight transportation service. 

Irregular as is the outline of the township it is more than matched by the irregularity of the sur- 
face, for this is so greatly and so beautifully diversified by mountains, hills, valleys and streams that 
it may be said of Marlboro from an artistic point of view, " age cannot wither nor custom stale her 
infinite variety." New Hampshire is not called "the Switzerland of America," without just cause, 
and it is true that the scenery in some other section of the State excels that of Marlboro in grandeur 
and sublimity, but the grandest scenes are seldom the most attractive, and for genuine attractiveness- 
and beauty never degenerating into mere " prettiness," the scenery of Marlboro is diflicult to parallel 
in all New England. Where beauty is so universal it would be an ungrateful task to make comparisons- 
of one portion of the township with another, but generally speaking it may be said that the most 
picturesque bits of scenery are met with in the vicinity of the streams and ponds, and one of the 
choicest of them all is at the falls and basin of the musically named " Minni-wawa," just above th» 
village. 



HISTORICAL SKETCH OF MARLBORO. 



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Another lavish display of exceptional natural beauty may be seen in the vicinity of the Ston& 
pond, the largest body of water in town. It is situated in tlie eastern part of Marlboro, and lies some- 
2,000 feet above the level of the sea, its clear, sparkling waters covering an area about three-quarters- 
of a mile in length by one-third of a mile in width. It has been well said by one who has traveled 




Main Street from Library Hall. 



extensively in the countries to which be refers, "The scenery just around this pond and in the distance 
can scarcely be surpassed; were it situated in Italy or Switzerland, it surely would have 
been famous in song and story ; it would have been possessed of as many charms and beauties- 
as Luzerne or Como." Stone pond is noted among "the gentle company of anglers," for 
the great pickerel it contains, this fish and perch having almost entirely displaced the 
trout that once held regal sway here. There are several othtr ponds in town that afford good 
pickerel and perch fishing, and many of the smaller streams are still well stocked with trout 
But Marlboro's streams have another, and from a " practical " standpoint a much more important duty 
than that of catering to the lover of beauty and to the fisherman. They do a vast amount of prosaic 
hard work, and do it so well that to them much of the prosperity of the town is due. In fact, the 
Minni-wawa has been called the mother of Marlboro village, for the concentration of industries and 
population on this site was primarily brought about by the ample water power there available. A 
good deal of money and a large amount of hard work have been expended in extending and otherwise 
improving the water privileges along the stream, for it is subject to sudden and pronounced freshets,. 
owing to the character of the country it drains, and several reservoirs have been constructed to act as- 
governors and make the supply of water more uniform. Another stream of almost equal size is 
known as the South Branch. It has a rapid current and furnishes considerable power, but not so- 
much as does the Minni-wawa. The water powers of Marlboro owe much of their efficiency to the 
operations of the Breed Pond Company, which was organized just about forty years ago, or in 1851. 
The original object of this company was to form an extensive reservoir by flowing the Breed pond, in- 
the town of Nelson, and this was accomplished by building a dam at an expense of $450, increasing^ 
the area of the pond to 600 acres. As manufacturing at Marlboro increased it was found necessary to 
economize water by storing that which would otherwise be wasted at night, and so a basin was pre- 
pared at a point near the Marlboro and Harrisville line, by two enterprising men who completed the 
work in 1861. Three years later it came into the possession of the Breed Pond Company and is now 



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HISTORICAL SKETCff OF MARLBORO. 



known as the " little reservoir." In 1868, another reservoir was built, having an area of about 150 
acres, and in 1877 the most expensive and important work of all was carried out, in the formation of a 
reservoir at Marlboro Glen. The dam holding back the waters here is one of the largest and most 
thoroughly built in this part of the State, its dimensions being as follows : extreme length 255 feet, 
length of roll-way ninety-four feet, extreme height thirty-five feet, height of roll-way, thirty-two feet. 







Methodist Church, Marlboro. 



The material used in its construction comprised 3,500 tons of granite and other stone ; 5 7,000 feet of 
lumber, and 3,000 pounds of iron. This reservoir is designed to hold the water which would other- 
wise run to waste at night and other times when the mills are not in operation. 

The first settlers in Marlboro were evidently fully appreciative of^ the fact that the water powers 
going to waste all around them could be easily harnessed and made to labor in their service, for 
although the first permanent settlement in town was not made until 1764, the first mill was erected in 
1767. This was a saw mill, and a frame house was built from its product the same year. In 1768 
another saw mill was erected, and also the first grist mill in this section. Both these mills were located 
upon the stream now known as the Richardson Brook. With the progress of time, and as the country 
adjacent became more largely populated and means of communication improved, the demand for lum- 
ber, meal and flour extended beyond that due to local needs and quite a large outside business was 
built up and various mills erected, but it was not until considerable time after the opening of the 
present century that the valuable water powers were utilized for other purposes beside the sawing out 
of lumber and the grinding of grain and corn. It is said that the first mill for the dressing of cloth 
was built by Eliphalet Stone at the outlet of Stone Pond, and in 1813 another fulling mill was erected 
by Josiah Fish, and was subsequently provided with machinery for wool carding. Soon after this 
date, pail making by machinery was begun in Marlboro by Robert Carpenter, and although the 
machines used by him were but rude affairs they were the best then known, and the enterprise proved 
«o successful that many others were induced to engage in the same line of industry, so that pail making 
and the manufacture of other wooden ware soon became an important source of wealth. The manu- 
facture of woolen yarn was begun in this town in 1837 and in connection with the production of knit 
woolen goods has become a notable industry. Woven woolen goods are also largely prodaced, and 



HISTORICAL SKETCH OF MARLBORO. 



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indeed their manufacture is the largest industry in town, for the horse blankets produced in Marlboro 
are known in the leading markets, and the demand for them is so great that the average weekly pro- 
duct throughout the year foots up into the thousands. This business was started in 1868, and now 
gives employment to hundreds of hands. Machinery of various kinds is also largely produced in Marl- 
boro, and it may truly be said that as regards efficiency of design and excellence of material and con- 
struction some of the machines made in this town are unsurpassed in the entire country. Prominent 




Odd Fellows Block, Marlboro. 



among the natural productions of Marlboro must be mentioned granite, for there is found here a 
variety of this stone that has been conceded by competent judges to be equal, as regards its fitness for 
building purposes, to any found elsewhere in New Hampshire, — • which is saying a good deal consid- 
ering that this has won the title of " the Granite State." The Marlboro granite is beautifully marked, 
fine and uniform in texture, and holds its color better than any other light colored granite known. 
Various prominent buildings have been constructed from it ; notably the Union Passenger Depot and 
the Plymouth Congregational Church, both in Worcester, Mass. The local quarries yield also an 
excellent paving granite, the stone being especially well adapted for use in the form of the wide, thick 
•flagging which is now so largely used in Boston, and other cities. It would be too much to expect a 
town to yield good granite in abundance and good farm crops in abundance, too, and it must be con- 
fessed that Marlboro does not rank high as a farming town. Still, agriculture supports about one-third 
of the total number of inhabitants, and fair crops of such staples as corn, oats, rye, barley and potatoes 
«an be counted upon, while apple and pear trees here are sure to do as well as any where in this part of 
the State, and wild fruit is one of the most reliable and important of Marlboro's natural products, it 
not only being sufficient for all local needs but affording large quantities for shipment out of town. 

The population increased rapidly ; in 1773 it was 273, and the ensuing year a petition for a charter 
•was presented but one was not obtained until December 13, 1776, when the town was incorporated. 
It will be seen that Marlboro had its birth as a corporate town daring the stirring times of the Revo- 
lution, and of course its early development was very seriously hindered by the unsettled condition of 



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REPBE8BNTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF MARLBORO. 



business and the heavy drain upon its resources during that struggle. Soldiers and money were raisedl 
as rapidly as possible and five Marlboro men were in the battle of Bunker Hill, while they and other* 
from the town rendered a good account of themselves in many subsequent engagements. Marlboro 
quickly recovered from the effects of the war, and promptly met all demands upon her during the 
second struggle with England, in 1812 ; and even better showing of prompt patriotism was made at 
the beginning of the Rebellion, for Marlboro was the first town in Cheshire county to respond to Lin- 
coln's original call for volunteers, Thomas L. White of Marlboro being the first one in the county to 
enlist. Other enlistments soon followed, and Marlboro is credited with supplying a total of ninety- 
eight men during the war. Her history since its close is mentioned in the first part of this sketch, 
for it has to do entirely with the development of natural resources, and is best recorded in the exten- 
sive factories, fine stores and comfortable residences now to be found throughout the township. 



REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF MARLBORO. 



RICHARDSON & PEASE, manufacturers of 
the Monadnock Blankets, and Blanket Clolli, Marlboro, 
N. H. — There ia no quettion but that horses are much 
more kindly treated and well cared for now than was the 
case a quarter-century and more ago, and this great 
improvement in their condition is not due aU ue to the 
exertions of the society for the prevention of cruelty to 
animals by any means, but is very largely due to the more 
general dissemiuation of education among the people, for 
education is not only apt to make people more considerate 
but it enables them to appreciate the fact that proper care 
of domestic animals pays just as surely as does proper care 
of a steam engine or any other piece of machinery. It 
was formerly a common practice to dispense with tlie use 
of a horse blanket as much as possible, the idea being that 
a horse was made more "hardy" by so doing — not to 
mention the saving of wear and tear on the blanket — but 
that idea has been proved erroneous, and as for "saving," 
by doing without a blanket the exact opposite is the cai-e, 
for if a horse be not protected from the cold by blankets 
he must protect himself by eating enough extra to make 
up for the waste of animal heat. This is no mere theory, 
it is a fact, accepted by veterinarians and by large horse 
owners, and one high authority goes so far as to say : " For 
every pound ol pure wool in your blankets you save a bushel 
of grain every year." Under these circums-tancts it is not 
surprising that there should be a very extensive demand for 
horse blankets of good quality and of soft linisli, and the 
readiness with whicli the product of the Monadnock Blan- 
ket Mill is disposed of is excellent proof that tlie goods thus 
finislied are of uniform excellence and are sold at prices 
wliich put them within the nifans of the general public. 
This product is very large in amount, for the mill is exten- 
sive and very thoroughly equipped and employment is 
given to fifty operatives. The building comprises four 
floors of the dimensions of 150x45 feet, and the elaborate 
plant of improved machinery enabling them to turn nut 
from ninety to one hundred thousand per year, is run by 
water power. The Momidnock blankets are carefully and 
thoroughly made from selected material, are exceptionally 
uniform in quality in the several grades and will compare 
favorably as regards warmth, strength and durability with 
any in the market, furnished at similar rates. They are 



sold through Messrs. Allan, Lane & Co., of No. 266 Devon- 
shire street, Boston, and 49 Leonard street, New York 
City, are well and favorably known to the trade and to 
consumers tliroughout the country. The Monadnock mill 
is owned and operated by Messrs. E, P. Richardfon and 
H. H. Pease, both of wliom are natives of Marlboro, and. 
are far too well known lo require extended perse nal men- 
tion. They have had control since 1885, when they suc- 
ceded Messrs. Chas. Shrigley, S. S. Wilkinfon, Leonard 
Wright and F. K. Thurston, who had carried on the mill 
since 1869. The present proprietors give the businesa 
close surervision and maintain the service at a very high. 
standard of elticiency. 

J. & L. KNOWLTON, manufacturers of Pails- 
and Sap Buckets ; also manufacturers of and dealers in 
Lumber and Building Material of all kinds ; Marlboro, N. 
H. — Perhaps some of our readers may have wondered 
how pails and sap buckets can be sold at the low prices 
now quotf d on them, and thofe who have may have their 
curiosity satisfied by visiting tlie establishment carried on 
by Messrs. .1. & L. Knowlton, for this firm are large man- 
ufacturers of such articles and operate a plant of ma- 
chinery which turns them out with almost magical speed 
and accuracy. B\it still this is but one depaitnient of their 
bubiness, for they also maintain a large saw mill and are 
manufacturers of and dealers in lumber and building mate- 
rials of all kinds. The pail shop and the saw mill are of 
equal size, each occupying two floors, measuring 30x80- 
feft. A large and complete plant of machinery is utilized 
and employment is given to twenty assistants, so the 
heaviest orders can be filled at short notice. The firm of 
J. & L. Knowlton was formed in 1862, and both members 
of it were bom in Dublin, N. H. Mr. L Knowlton 
served in the army during the Rebellion, has held the 
position of representative, and is now justice of the peace. 
He is universally known throughout this section in sociaJ 
as well as in business circles. The concern do both a 
wholesale and a retail business, and carry a large stock of 
lumber, etc., being prepared to furnish anything in that 
line without delay and at prices in strict accoi dance witlk 
the lowest market rates. 



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CLINTON COLLINS & CO., 




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WALL PAPER AND SHADES, 

Marble and Granite Cemetery ^A^ork, 



One of the most active and best known business men in town is Mr. Clinton Collins, of the firm of Clinton Collins 
■& Co. This gentleman is a native of Marlboro and began business operations liere in 1879 by opening a general store. 
After a time lie took a partner and added furniture and undertaking to his business. After continuing business under 
those conditions for a few years, he disposed of all but his interest in undertaking, and finally in 1888 the business was 
again extended and furniture, wall papers, shades, elc, were added, together with marble and granite woik. Mr. 
Collins utilizes premises comprising two floors, each of the dimensions ol 30 X 60 feet, and a store house, and carries a 
full stock of the numerous goods dealt in, and is prepared to fill orders for anything in his different lines at very short 
notice, and at the most reasonable rates. Courteous attention is given to every customer and in every department of 
the business no trouble is spared to fully satisfy every demand. 

They are also agents for Spraf/ue c€- Hathaway, of Boston, for all branches of their work 
tvhich is for LARGE CRAYON PICTURES copied from, stnall ones and finished in first- 
•class style. They also do Frame Work in all its branches. 



W. S. GARFIELD, dealer in Dry Goods, 
Crroceries, Hardware, Flour, Paints and Oils ; also Pails, 
Buckets, Clothespins, etc., Marlboro, N. H. — This busi- 
ness was first established by Mr. G. Q. Davis and Mr. 
Sawyer in 1869. In 1870 Mr. Davis took entire control 
and continued to manage the business until he in turn was 
succeeded by the present proprietor, Mr. W. S. Garfield, 
in 1891. It is hardly necessary for us to speak of Mr. 
Oarfield's business methods they being thoroughly appre- 
■ciated in this vicinity at least. The public well under- 
stand that he strives to handle goods that will give the 
test satisfaction in every respect, and they also understand 
that he is in a position to quote the lowest market rates on 
all the commodities dealt in. The premises in use are 
68X40 square feet in dimensions, and a heavy stock is 
carried, including dry goods, groceries, meats, hardware, 
flour, grain, paints and oils and many other articles too 
numerous to mention. The stock is always complete in 
every department and three competent assistants aje 
employed to assure prompt and polite attention to every 
■caller. 



CONVERSE HOUSE, N. Converse, Proprietor, 
Marlboro, N. H — The Converse House is the oldest hotel 
in Marlboro, but strangers, who may expect poor accom- 
(modations on learning this fact, will find themselves most 
agreeably disappointed, when they come to make trial of 
the accommodations provided, for if there is a hotel in the 
State — outside the larger cities — which is entitled to rank 
as " first class," it is the one in question. Of course it is 
smaller but it is not a whit less comfortable than the lead- 
ing city hotels, and the furnishing and general equipment 
throughout are first-class in every respect, and accomrao- 
<iations can be made for twenty guests. The proprietor of 
the house in question, Mr. N. Converse, is a native of 



Marlboro and has a host of friends throughout this section. 
He was colonel of the Sixth New Hamp-hiie. in the army. 
Mr. Converse is untiring in liis efforts to make his guests 
feel entirely at home, and to serve their convenience in 
every way. The table is bountifully provided for, and 
the bill of fare is varied enough to suit all, while the cook- 
ing and service are excellent, and add to that the terms are 
uniformly moderate and it must be conceded that the 
Converse House offers exceptional inducements to tourists 
and the general public. 

SMALLEY & LAWRENCE, Livery and Feed 

Stable, Marlboro, N. H. — The average man who depends 
on livery stables to furnish him with the means of riding, 
does not desire or expect that he will be furnished with 
animals equal to JIaud S. or Goldsmith Maid, but what he 
does want is a horse that will road from eight to ten miles 
an hour for a reasonable distance, without having to be 
so constantly and vigorously urged that driving becomes a 
task rather than a pleasure. Of course there are some 
men who are never satisfied no matter how superior the 
accommodations are at their command, but the majority 
are more reasonable, and as a proof of this, notice the suc- 
cess attained by Messrs. Smalley & Lawrence since they 
became identified with their present business in 1889. 
The stable was originally opened by Mr. Lemuel Starkie, 
and several changes were made in the management before 
the present proprietors took possession. The firm is com- 
posed of N. G. Smalley and Roland Lawrence, both gen- 
tlemen being natives of Rockingham, N. H. Their stable 
contains twenty-two stalls, and employment is given to 
only competent assistants. All who wish to avail them- 
selves of the advantages to be obtained by patronizing 
this establishment will find the best of care and feed for 
their animals. In fact everything required to constitute a 
first-class livery and feed stable can here be found. 



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REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF MARLBORO. 



CHESHIRE BLANKET COMPANY, manu- 
facturers of Horse Blankets and Satinets, Marlboro, N. H. 
— Tbe productions of the Cheshire Blanket Company are 
■widely and favorably knuwn, particularly among borse 
owners, for tbe company make a specially of the manufact 
lire of horse blanliets, and turn out goods that will compare 
favorably with any in the market sold at the same prices. 
The ordinary retail buyer is not capable of judging of the 
actual value of a blanket from examination, and even an 
expert may easily be deceived unless he be given opportu- 
nity to test the material, and hence it is obvious that the 
purchaser must rely upon the hongsty of the manufacturer 
for assurance that a blanket will prove satisfactory, and 
therefore it is well to denund a certain make of lilanket 
after once being satisfied that that make is uniformly reli- 
able. The Chesiiire Blanket Company have no control of 
course over the retail prices named on their goods, but 
they are prepared to furnish them to the trade at rates that 
admit of their blankets being sold in competition with any 
of anywhere equal merit. The proprietors are Messrs. C. 
(). Whitney and W. H. Clark, the former a native of 
Troy, N. H,, and tlie latter of Fitzwilliam, N. H. Mr. 
Whitney lias served on the Marlboro board of selectmen, 
and both he and Mr. Clark are too well known to call for 
extended personal mention. The company operate a five- 
set mill run bj' water power, and employ from seventy to 
eighty assistants, being in a position to fill the largest 
orders at short notice, and to steadily maintain the reputa- 
tion of the product. Their selling agent is Mr. C. W. 
Sabin, 107 Federal street, Boston, Mass. 

C. B. COLLINS & CO., dealers in Dry Goods, 
Carpets, Boots, Shoes, Rubbers, Ready-Made C'lothing, 
Stationery, and Small Wares generally, Marlboro, N. H. 
— The store conducted by C. B. Collins & Co., is very 
popular among the residents of Marlboro and vicinity, and 
one does not have to seek far to find the reasons for this 
state of affairs, it is evident from very little oliservaliou 
that the stock is an exceptionally complete and desirable 
one, and the prices quoted on the goods composing it, are 
of them.selves enough to ensure its frequent removal, while 
the prompt and polite attention given to every customer 
completes the favorable impression made by the goods and 
prices. The establishment in question was inaugurated in 
1843 by E. Boydon, who was succeeded by Woodward & 
Mason — who continued tbe Imsiness until 1886, when the 
firm of Collins & Blodget was formed, the firm-name being 
changed to its present form in 1887. Mr. Collins i.s a 
native of Marlboro, and is very well known and highly 
respected. No detailed account of the stock carried by 
this concern is possible wilhiu our limited space, but gen- 
erally speaking, it may be said to be made up of dry 
goods, carpets, boots, slioes and rubbers, ready-made 
clothing and small wares, etc. The premises are about 
33x73 feet in size. Two well informed assistants are 
employed, and all goods sold are guaranteed to prove as 
represented, and so no trouble is spared to satisfy every 
customer. 

MARLBORO BOX CO., E. B. Knowlton, 
Manager, manufacturers of Locked Corner and Nailed 
Boxes of every description, for packing Patent Medicines, 
Spices, Confectionery, etc., Marlboro, N. H. — It is an 
undeniable fact that many articles which have gained such 
popularity as to have enriched their manufacturers and to 
be known throughout the country owe their general intro- 
duction in the market to the attractiveness of the packages 
in which they were originally put up. Of course the sub- 
sequent success of the articles in question was chiefly due 
to their own good qualities, but the public would liave 
been much longer in finding out those qualities had not 
the sale of the goods been stimulated by tbe character of 
tlie packages themselves. A well made locked corner box 
comes about as near perfection as regards its combination 



of strength, lightness, convenience and lowness of cost as- 
anything in the shape of a package yet devised, and 
indeed, these boxes are superior to anything else in the 
market for tlie packing of confectionery, patent medicines, 
flavoring extracts, spices, etc. Their cost is but trifling if 
the order be judiciously placed, and we may say right 
liere that the Alarlboro Box Co., are prepared to furnislL 
locked corner and nailed boxes of every description at 
bottom prices, and in the largest quantities at short notice. 
Spacious premises are utilized, and a complete plant of 
improved machinery run by water power is operated ; 
employment being given to eighteen assistants. The pro- 
prietors are Messrs. E. B. Ivnowlton, J. Knowlton, and L. 
Ivnowlton. Mr. E. B. Knowlton is manager of the enter- 
prise, his associates being engaged in the manufacture of 
pails, lumber, etc., under the firm name of ,J. & L. Knowl- 
ton. The company's products are extremely well known 
in the market and have long been conceded to have no- 
superior in their special line both as regards material and 
workmanship. 

GLEN WOOLEN MILLS, James Dorr, Pro- 
prietor, Meltons and Satinets, Marlboro, N. H. — The 
Glen Woolen Mills are steadily adding to their already 
high reputation, for the proprietor, Mr. James Dorr, has- 
had long and varied experience in the manufacture of 
textile fabrics and is constantly striving to perfect his^ 
products wliile keeping their cost at a figure which will- 
enable him to meet all honorable competition. He is a 
native of Worcester, Mass., and has been in control of the 
Glen Mills since 1885, but before that date he carried on a 
mill at Athol and another at North Dana. Mr. Dorr man- 
ufactures meltons and satinets, and operates a two-set mill 
run by water power. The plant of machinery is of the 
most improved type and is maintained in that excellent 
condition which is aijsolutely essential to permanent suc- 
cess in textile manufacturing. There are twenty-two 
looms in use, and the weekly product averages about 6,500" 
yards, employment being given to thirty-two assistants. 
Every process incidental to production is carried out under 
skillful supervision, and as carefully selected material is 
used and a high siandaid of merit insisted upon it is not 
surprising that the meltons and satinets here made aie very 
favorably thought of I)}' consumers and the trade, espe- 
cially as many attractive designs are shown and the goods- 
are furnished at prices that make them profitable as welt 
as pleasant to handle. Their selling agents are JUssrs. 
Bacon, Baldwin & Co., Nos. 93 and 94 Franklin street,. 
New York City. 

H. L. PAGE, dealer in Beef, Pork, Lard, Ilaiii, 

Tripe and Sausages, Fruit, Vegetables and Canned Goods, 
Marlboro, N. H. — The importance of the meat and provis- 
ion trade cannot be overestimated, for it is truly one of 
the most prominent industries, engaging the attention of a 
large number of firms and individuals, and employing 
labor and capital to a marked degree. Though thousands 
of tons of these commodities are sold each year, there is 
no perceptible diminution in the demand for first class 
goods. Among the houses devoted to the above named 
line of business in Marlboro that of Mr. H L. Page occu- 
pies an honorable position. Mr. Page is a native of Swan- 
zey, N. H., and established his business here several year* 
ago, having had a partner at one time, but controlling it 
entirely since 1887. Tbe premises utilized comprise one 
floor about 1,300 square feet in size, and are filled with a 
well selected stock of choice meats, and a large variety of 
fruits and vegetables in their season — besides alt kinds of 
canned goods. The large trade enjoyed requires the ser- 
vices of two competent assistants, and its details are most 
ably managed. All the goods of this house are above 
comment and all purchasers are too well aware of their 
extra quality to oblige us to call special attention to them. 
Mr. Page also owns a slaughterhouse. 



REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF MARLBORO. 



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A. M. DOOLITTLE & CO , Drugs, Medicines, 
Fancy Goods and Toys, Stationery, Ice Cream, ttc, Marl- 
boro, N. H. — The position of tlie druggist unites tlie 
requirements of both the professional aud business man, 
and as is always the case — it thus involves peculiar fitness 
and the combinations of rare and opposite characteristics 
of mind, which we seldom find in one individual — in order 
that the duties may be properly and successfully met. To 
the fact that these conditions of scientific knowledge and 
business enterprise have been exceptionally well filled, is 
chiefly owing to the marked and increasing success which 
has attained the establishment now conducted by A. M. 
Doolittie & Co., in Marlboro. This establishment was 
founded by T. H. Mahon, who was succeeded by H. C. 
Aldricli, and so continued until May, 1890, when the pres- 
ent firm assumed control. Mr. Doolittie has shown pecu- 
liar capabilities for his work and a thorougli relialjility, 
which has won tlie confidence of the public. The prem- 
ises in use are ISx-lO feet in size, aud are stocked with a 
complete assortment of drugs, medicines and chemicals, 
together with toilet and fanc}' goods, toys, stationery, ice- 
cream in summer, etc. Mr. Doolittie is a native of Man- 
chester, N. H., and has justly earned the esteem of his 
fellow-citizens. 

S. M. WOODS, Manufacturer of Single and 
Double Harnesses, Odd Fellow's Block, Jlarlbcro, N. H. 
— The difference between " goods cheap," and "cheap 
goods," is apt to be forgotten bj' those who are economi- 
cally disposed, but it is well worthy of being carefully 
borne in mind, especially when anything in the line of 
harness or horse furnishings is to be bought. The com 
mon "cheap" harness is but a miserable make-shift at 
best, and to say nothing of the danger of using a harness 
that is liable to give way the moment any unusual strain is 
brought upon it, considerations of economy alone should 
prevent its being bought, for it lias no duraliilitj', and 
must constantly be " patched up " in one way or another. 
Mr. S. M. Woods is a maker and dealer in light and 
heavy harnesses and we can give intending purchasers no 
better advice than to give him a call, for, although his 
productions are skillfully made from selected stock, they 
are offered at low rates quality and durability being of 
course considered. Carriage trimming will be done at 
short notice, every facility being at hand for such work. 
Mr. Woods is a native of Peterboro, N. H., and began 
operations here in Marlboro in 1887 as a successor to N. 
H. Bruce The premises in use are 18x40 feet in size 
an contain a carefully chosen stock of blankets, lap robes, 
whips and horse furnishings in general, every article being 
sold under a guarantee that it will prove as represented. 
A specialty is made of repairing in all its branches. 

D. R. & FRANK A. COLE, Grist Mill ; dealers 
in Grain and Feed, Marlboro, N. H. — The grist mill now 
operated by Messrs. D. R. & F. A. Cole, was established 
by Stillman Buss about 1840, and was succeeded by Messrs. 
Collins & Blodgett in 1861, and came under the control of 
the present proprietors Jan. 1, 1885. The firm are in a 
position to meet all honorable compelition, as this mill is 
thoroughly well equipped and has sufficient capacity to 
enable extensive orders to be filled at very short notice. 
The premises occupied affording ample room for the oper- 
ations of all necessary machinery, etc., the motive power 
being furnished by water. Both members of the firm are 
natives of Keene, N. H., and have many friends in Marl- 
boro and vicinity. They give close personal attention to 
the details of their business and are prepared to fill both 
wholesale and retail orders in an entirely satisfactory man 
ner, and at the very lowest market rates, grain and meal, 
feed, etc., being furnished in any desired quantity. Employ- 
ment is given to an experienced assistant. They also have 
a large storehouse at Boston & Maine R. R. in JIarlboro, 
and one in Harrisville, and can fill all orders at short notice. 



ESTATE OF OSGOOD R. WISWALL, manu- 
facturer of Lock Cortier Packing Boxes, Marlboro, N. H. 
— It is unnecessary to dwell upon the advantages of lock- 
corner packing boxes, for these are generally appreciated, 
as is proved by the great and increasing demand for boxes- 
of this kind, they now being used by manufacturers of an 
almost endless variety of articles from confectionery to 
eteam gauges, and from silks to typewriters. Lock-corner 
boxes are furnished at remarkably low rates by the more 
enterprising manufacturers, but it is safe to say that no- 
maker offers more genuine inducements than are extended 
at the factory owned by the estate of Osgood R. Wiswall, 
for this establishment is well equipped and economically 
managed, and all orders can be filled at short notice and at 
the lowest rates consistent with the furnishing of satisfac- 
tory goods. Operations were begun by Mr. Wiswall some 
fourteen years ago, and since his death, in 1886, the busi- 
ness has been continued by his estate, Mr. Silas Hardy, of 
Keene, N. H., administrator, being manager, and Mr. D. 
J. Hart superintendent. The factory occupies two floors, 
each measuring 40x50 feet, and is fitted up with all neces- 
sary machinery, run by water power. Employment is 
given to ten or twelve assistants, and every order is assured 
prompt and careful attention, no pains being spared to 
maintain ths high reputation thus far associated with the 
enterprise. 



D. C. BRICK, Sign and Carriage Painter, 
Marlboro, N. H.— Mr. D. C. Brick is widely known 
throughout Marlboro and vicinity, for he has built up an 
extensive business in the painting of carriages and signs. 
His shop is well located and is supplied with all necessary 
facilities for the filling of orders in a thoroughly satisfac- 
tory manner and at very short notice. Carriage and sign 
painting is an art, and as in order to obtain the best results 
it is necessary not only to use carefull}' chosen stock, but 
to employ skilled and careful labor, the advantages to be 
gained by dealing with such a man as Mr. Brick becomes 
obvious. We have no hesitation in guaranteeing complete 
satisfaction to all who may favor him with their orders, 
these being filled at short notice, and at the lowest rates 
consistent with the use of standard stock and the employ- 
ment of skilled labor. There is one thing that should be 
always borne in mind, and that is that the kind of stock 
used and the manner in which it is applied have every- 
thing to do with the economy of the process. 



H. A. & L. GOODNOW, Marlboro Hotel, Marl- 
boro, N. H.— No other kind of a business man stands in 
just the same relation to his customers that the keeper of 
a hotel does, for his position is one that to fill to the best 
advantage, requires a curious mixture of hospitality and 
business ; he must make his guests feel at home but not 
permit liberty to become license, and while he will never 
succeed if the rules of his house are too strict, he cannot 
be too careful to enforce a high standard of morals. But 
the reader will say, " Yes, but men who can see to all 
these things are scarce," to which we will answer, "and 
so are good hotels." Their rarity makes them all the more 
worthy of mention, and so we take pleasure in calling the 
attention of our readers to the establishment known as the 
Slarlboro Hotel. For the past two years it has been closed, 
but is now opened to the public by Messrs. H. A. & L. 
Goodnow. This hotel is two and one-half stories high, 
and contains about twenty rooms. The cuisine is of the 
best and the service prompt, efficient and courteous. The 
owners of this hotel are natives of Rockineham, Vt., and 
employ four assistants. We recommend this house to all 
desiring first class accommodations at reasonable prices. 
It is one of the best places for summer boarders who desire 
nice scenery and a quiet country home. 



«6 HISTORICAL SKETCH OF WALPOLE. 

C. HODGKINS & SONS, manufacturers of knife grinders, engine lathe?, chair stretcher lathes, water 

Wood Working Machinery, Water Rams, Water Wheels, wheels, water rams, patent harrows, etc.. and the firm are 

Panel and Rotary Bed Planers, Shafting, etc., Marlboro, prepared to quote prices on all pail machinery, clothes pin 

N. H.— The enterprise carried on by Messrs, C. Hodgkins machinery, pail-handle machinery, and woodworking 

.& Sons is one in which the residents of Marlboro may well machinery of every description. We have no space to 

take pride, not because of its magnitude or its celebrity describe even the most valuable of >he concern's produc- 

but because it is as honorably conducted an undertaking 'ions, but they publish an illustrated catalogue which 

as the State can show. The wood-working m.ichinery gi^Ps much interesting infnrmation and will be promptly 

made by this concern is in use all over the country and sent on application. The firm is made up of Mr. C. Hodg- 

easilv holds its own in competition with any similar l*'ns, a nali e of Troy. N. H.; Mr. A. C. Hodgkins, a 

machinery in the market, although the prices quoted are native of Marlboro, N. H , and Mr H. J. Metcalf, a native 

■considerably lower than those named by other manufact- of Keene, N. H. The premises utilized comprise a 

urers, for Messrs. C. Hodgkins & Sons are satisfied with a machine shop, measuring S0X60 feet; a foundry and 

very small profit, and by running an iron foundry in con blacksmith shop, 25x60 ftet in size, and a woodworking 

nection with their business get their castings much cheaper sl^op of the dimensions of 30x40 feet. The machinery is 

than can those firms who liave to buy" theirs outside. ™n by water power, and a sufficient force of assistants is 

Their productions include planes, band saws, automatic employed to ensure the prompt filling of every order. 



HISTORICAL SKETCH OF WALPOLE. 



Walpole is the northernmost of the Chesliire county towns bordering upon the Connecticut river, 
it being located in the northwest corner of the county. The township is about nine miles in length 
and four miles in breadth, and its northern and western outlines are very irregular. Charlestown and 
Langdon, in Sullivan county, adjoin it on the north, and Langdon bounds it on the east, the narrow 
neck forming the northwest corner of the town, but the main body of it is bounded on the east by 
mislead and Surry, and on the south by Surry and Westmoreland. The Cheshire Railroad extends 
along the entire length of the township, following the course of the Connecticut river, and forms junc- 
tions with the Vermont Valley, Central Vermont, and Connecticut River railroads in the northwestern 
corner of the town. A station is made at Walpole Village, which lies about midway between the 
northern and southern boundary lines, and is the centre of the population and business of the town, 
although there is another important settlement at Drewsville, in the north-eastern corner of the town- 
ship. There are many streams tributary to the Connecticut within Walpole's limits, but none of any 
great magnitude ; the most important being Cold river and Blanchard, Lane's and Houghton brooks. 

The township has an area of 24,331 acres of land, some eighty per cent of which is improved and 
more than half of this is not only arable but of the best quality. The soils along the Connecticut in 
the valley and on the tablelands are fluviatile, while those on the hills are more solid, they consisting 
of a heavy loam which in some cases is combined with clay. All kinds of crops suited to the climate 
■can be profitably raised and great success is met with in the culture of frnits, especially apples and 
pears, the trees producing largely, and the product being generally excellent in quality. Among the 
notable minerals which have been discovered in the township may be mentioned serpentine, graphite, 
and peroxide of iron, and attempts have been made to utilize the latter, but without success. The 
graphite is so largely combined with iron as to be unmarketable. About two miles and a half from 
Walpole Village is a fountain of chalybeate waters known as " Abanakee Springs," so-called because 
the Abanakees or Abanarquis tribe of Indians used to bathe in, and drink the water as a cure for dis- 
eases of the skin. Those who hold to the old idea that the virtue of a remedy is in direct proportion 
to its disagreeableness would accept this water as a panacea on sight — and smell, for it is not at all 
backward in asserting itself, and both its smell and taste are extremely offensive to nearly everybody, 
although there are some who pronounce them not only endurable but pleasant. But the great major- 
ity would consider the remedy worse than the disease, if indeed it be a remedy at all, for its alleged 
virtue when used by the Indians may be accounted for by the fact that it is better to bathe in foul 
■water than not to bathe at all. 



HISTORIC AL SKETCH OF WALPOLE. 9T 

Although it is not positively known that the territory now forming the town of Walpole was' 
permanently inhabited by the Indians, it is certain that they used to congregate here in great numbers 
during May and June, for the vicinity of the Great Falls (now Bellows Falls) was the finest fishing 
ground for shad and salmon in this region, if not in all New England. The shad could get no higher 
np the stream than the basin at the foot of the rapids, although they made many efforts to do so, but 
the salmon shot up the falls with apparent ease, and it is even said that it was no infrequent occurence 




Unitarian Chukch, Walpole. 

for a salmon to dash up the swiftest cascades with two or three lamprey eels in tow; but this is a fish 
story and must be taken with several grains of salt. At all events, the Indians did not wait for sal- 
mon with eel annex but threw their spears and wielded their nets with cheerful impartiality and 
captured vast numbers of noble fish. But all things must come to an end, and so it was with their 
monopoly of the fishing, for in 1749, the first white settler appeared at Walpole in the person of John 
Kilburn. He built a log cabin about three-quarters of a mile from the fishing encampment and at 
once set to work cultivating the ground and also tried to cultivate the acquaintance of his Indian 
neighbors, but without success, as they avoided him so carefully that it is said more than three years 
passed before he had communication with any one, friend or .foe. But finally, in 1754, some Indians 
descending the river landed above the falls and told Kilburn they would trade ; so he called upon 
them and bartered fish hooks, flints, flour and other commodities for skins. He was soon obliged to 
carry on a grimmer sort of trading — that of lead for lives — for August 17, 1755, no less than 400 
redskins appeared before his cabin and demanded its surrender, their spokesman — a burly Indian 
named Philip, who had paid Kilburn a friendly visit the summer before — promising "good quarter." 
The cabin was occupied by Kilburn, his eighteen-year-old son, his hired man, his wife and his 
daughter. What the garrison lacked in nnmbers it made up in pluck, and Kilburn's reply was : 
" Quarter ! you black rascals, begone, or we'll quarter you ! " Then followed the " Kilburn Fight," 
a fight unparalleled, even in those days of sudden savage attack and heroic defense. It resulted in 
the total defeat of the redskins, many of whom (Philip among the number) were killed and many 
more wounded. The only one of the defenders injured was the hired man, who was wounded in the 
bip and died in a few days. The savages were taught so severe a lesson that they never attacked a 
Walpole settlement again, even when they were most active in ravaging the neighboring country. 

Although Kilburn and his companions repelled the attack unaided, it was not on account of their 
having no neighbors, for Colonel Benjamin Bellows had settled in town in 1752, and at the time of the 
fight had some thirty men with him who were employed building a mill and otherwise improving his 



^g mSTORiCAL SKETCH OF WALPOLE. 

property. On their way home from the mill, one noon, they detected an Indian anibus-oadb,. and after* 
throwing the redskins into confusion by a well-aimed volley, they retreated to Bellows Fort, as the' 
colonel's residence was called. They heard the firing during the Kilburn fight that afternoon, but 
made no attempt to take a hand in the struggle or to learn its result, until late in^ the evening, long 
after all noise had ceased, the colonel's oldest son stole out to ascertain what lad happened and much 
to his surprise, discovered that Kilburn still " held the foit," or what there wa» left of it. 

Colonel Bellows is regarded as the founder of Walpole alihough Kilbwrn was the pioneer settler^ 
for the latter had no legal title to his lands, the grant held by him being made by the New York 
authorities and not being worth the paper it was written on, as New York at no time held jurisdiction! 
on the east side of the Connecticut. Bellows' grant, on the contrary, was from Governor Wentwortb 
of New Hampshire ; Bellows had means, intelligence, friends and influence ; he was imperious and 
mercileES in enforcing his legal rights, and as he had the law on his side he finally drove Kilburn out 
of town, the latter removing to Springfield, Vt. Bellows afterward relented sufficiently to offer 
Kilburn his choice of any fifty- acre lot in Walpole, and the offer was accepted ; but the old settler'* 
spirit was by no means broken, for when he moved into the house he had built on his new property^ 
he exclaimed, " Here I will live till I die, and no foe of any Rind shall ever drive me away so long as I 
can hold a gun I " Kilburn died in 1789, at the age of eighty-five, and was buried in the old cemetery- 
north of the village. 

Walpole was incorporated February 1.3, 1752, under that name, it having previously been known-i 
as " No. 3," of the surveyed outposts or chain of forts which were designed to discourage Indian inva-- 
sion. The township had been purchased, or more properly " acquired,'' by Colonel Bellows and sixty-- 
nine others, and the first town meeting was held on the third Wednesday in March, 1752. The 
charter contained the usual requirements concerning the improvement of lands, reserving of pine tim- 
ber for naval uses, etc., and as was also usual in the cases of charters granted at and before that time- 
its conditions were not complied with, and the proprietors were given year after year of grace until' 
the requirements were fulfilled. The troubles with the Indians seriously hindered the growth of the 
town ; the Revolution stopped all progress for a time, and there were many minor obstacles in the 
way of settlement and improvement, chief among which was the claim of Vermont to jurisdiction on 
the east side of the Connecticut, but still the importance of the town increased, and by 1784 the popu- 
lation had become abont 1,200. Great enterprise was shown in making improvements, and in 1785, 
Walpole was connected with Rockingham at Bellows Falls by the first bridge ever built across the 
Connecticut. Decade after decade went by attended by ever-increasing prosperity, and when the 
census of 1830 was taken it gave Walpole no less than 2,034 inhabitants. That was the day of stage 
coaching and teaming, and the accommodations at the village " for man and beast," were such as to 
make it a favorite resort and one of the liveliest places on the route to Boston. The first post-office 
was established in 1795, as was also the first newspaper. A savings bank was opened in 1850, but in- 
1864 was forced to wind up its affairs in consequence of being robbed of $52,000 in cash besides many 
securities. A new bank was opened in 1875, and is still in successful operation. The town also ha» 
an excellent free library ; there is a flourishing masonic lodge, an efficient fire department, first-class 
schools, and in short all the institutions and societies characteristic of a typical New England commu- 
nity. 



REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF WALPOLE. 




KNOWLTON BROS, & GREEN 





■\7ValiDole, IVr. H. 



The business carried on by Knowlton Bros. & Green, druggists and jewelers, is of long standing, 
the drug business being started in 1885 by Mr. J. C Howard, who gave place to Mr. Frank W. Green. 
Mr. Green was born in Ilartland, Vt., and after finishing school taught one term, and like all other 
Buccessful business men, spent one year in canvassing and then commenced in the drug business with 
C. C. Davis. After serving a little over two years with him he became one of the new firm of Knowl- 
ton Bros. & Green, druggists and jewelers. They carry a large stock of drugs, medicines and chemi- 
cals of every description, also toilet articles and fancy goods, clocks, watches and jewelry, also a full 
stock of paints and oils. Physicians' prescriptions are compounded at the shortest notice, consistent 
■with the watchful care so essential to ensuring against even the most trivial errors, and the charges 
made are uniformly moderate and satisfactory. Particular attention is given to repairing of clocks, 
watches, etc., orders being executed at short notice and in a satisfactory manner, at reasonable prices. 
They also deal in U. S. and foreign stamps, Mr. E. A. Knowlton being secretary and treasurer of the 
Greeton Stamp Co., and Mr. Green president of the same company. Mr. Green is a prominent masoa 
and secretary of Columbian Lodge, No. 53, of Walpole, and belongs to Keene Chapter. The Knowl- 
ton brothers are natives of Walpole. All these gentlemen have an enviable reputation in all business 
transactions and are highly reputed business men. 

LrfC. 



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REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF WALPOLE. 



F. A. LEBOURVEAN, Livery, Sale and Board 
Stable, Walpole, N, H. — The time has gone by when the 
worst tastiQg medicine was supposed lo be the most effect- 
ual in overcoming disease, and in tact many people have 
become convinced that medicine is a most excellent thing 
to leave alone as much as possible, and have learned to 
depend more upon nature and less on drugs when they 
find themselves a little " under the weather." There is no 
question but that many who suffer from head-aches, indi- 
gestion and other common troubles would get more good 
out of healthful outdoor diversions than they can out of 
drug stores, and of these diversions none is more generally 
beneficial than driving. A good horse and a comfortable 
carriage are capable of affording a great deal of enjoyment 
and doing wonders towards increasing one's appetite and 
general well being, and in order to get this " prescription " 
properly filled it is only necessary to visit the establish- 
ment conducted by Mr. F. A. Lebourvean and located at 
Walpole. He is prepared to furnish flrst-class teams at 
short notice and at moderate prices, and we are sure that 
the accommodations offered will be found satisfactory. 
Horses will be taken lo board and sell, and are assured the 
best attention while under Mr. Lebourvean's care, who has 
his customers' interests always in view. Employment is 
given to competent assistants and every facility is at hand. 

WM. J. HALL, Undertaker and Upbolsterer, 
Walpole, N. H. — Tlie store conducted by Mr. Wm. J. 
Hall at Walpole is one of those establishments of which 
every class in the community speaks well, and it is but 
just that everybody should commend the business in ques- 
tion, for it is carried on in a manner that indicates liberal- 
ity on the part of the proprietor, for while he does good 
work at low prices, he also proves that he is thoroughly 
conversant with every detail of his business by managing 
to carry out the small profit policy to its fullest extent. 
Mr. Hall is a native of Westmoreland, and has been iden- 
tified with his present business for over fifteen years. 
The premises occupied comprise two floors each of the 
dimensions of 20x30 feet. All kinds of upholstery work 
is done here in first class manner and at very short 
notice. Undertaking forms an important department of 
the business and orders are executed with the greatest dis- 
patch and in accordance with the most approved methods. 
Coffins, caskets, etc., can be furnished at very short notice, 
«nd the charges made are invariably moderate. 



PERRY & PORTER, Dry Goods, Groceries, 
Hoots, Shoes, Rubbers, Hardware and Crockery, Walpole, 
N. XL — The business carried on by Messrs. Perry & Porter 
was founded a number of years ago by B. F. Aldrich & 
Co., who were succeeded by E. K. Seabury, this gentleman 
giving place to the present firm in 1884, which is made up 
of W. W. Porter, who was bora in Alsted, N. H., and H. 
A. Perry, also a native of New Hampshire. The premises 
in use comprise two floors and a basement, each 30x57 
feet in dimensions, where a very heavy and exceptionally 
varied stock is carried, for the firm deal extensively in gro- 
ceries, dry goods, boots, shoes and rubbers, as well as in 
hardware and crockery Within the necessary narrow 
limits of our space, it would be folly to attempt a descrip- 
tion of the assortment offered at this store, but the methods 
of the firm are so well known that tlie public very gener- 
ally understand the advantages to be gained by dealing at 
this establishment. They know that the stock is com- 
plete and that it is offered at prices that will bear compar- 
ison with those named on similar goods elsewhere. As 
two polite assistants are employed, callers may depend 
upon receiving immediate and courteous attention at all 
times. 

J. K. STERLING, dealer in Stoves, Ranges, 
Furnaces, Tin Ware, Hardware, Kitchen Furnishing 
Goods, etc., etc., Walpole, N. H. — The enterprise con- 
ducted by Mr. J. K. Sterling at Walpole, was founded by 
him in 1883. He is a native of Barre, Vt. , and is thor- 
oughly acquainted with his particular line in every respect. 
The premises utilized are of the dimensions of 22x90 feet 
and contain a fine stock of stoves, ranges, furnaces, tin- 
ware, liardware and kitclien furnishing goods in general, 
and no house is in a position to offer more genuine induce- 
ments to buyers than the one in question. Retail purchas- 
ers are not generally expert judges of the articles they 
wish to procure, and hence are peculiarly liable to impo- 
sition. To such we say, " Buy of a reliable house," and 
then you may feel assured of perfectly honorable treat- 
ment, and of getting an article that is bound to suit. Mr. 
Sterling employs from one to two efficient and courteous 
assistants and all customers are given prompt attention, 
and orders are filled and delivered accurately and when 
promised. We would advise all our readers in need of 
any of the above named goods to visit this establishment 
at their earliest convenience. 




St. Luke's Episcopal Church. 



HISTORICAL SKETCH OF CHARLESTOWN. 



Charlestown is the southernmost of the four Sullivan County towns bordering upon the Connec- 
ticut river, it being separated from Grafton County by Clareraont, Cornish and Plainfield ; but the 
township is so long that although its southern extremity borders upon Cheshire Counly, its northern 
extremity touches a point which is but a few miles short of midway to the Grafton County line. 
Only a very small portion of the township borders upon Cheshire County, the main body of it being 
separated from that county by the town of Langdon, which was formed from Charlestowu and Wal- 
pole, and was incorporated in 1787. Charlestown is bounded on the nortli by Claremont ; on the east 
by Unity, Actworth and Langdon ; on the south by Langdon and Walpole, and on the west by the 
Connecticut river. There are three important villages in town, Charlestown, North Charlestown and 
South Charlestown, the last named being due west from Concord, N. H., which is fifty miles distant. 
The northi astern corner of Windham county and the southeastern corner of Windsor county, Vt., lie 
directly opposite Charlestown, as does the town of Springfield, which is reached by a bridge across 
the Connecticut. Transportation facilities are furnished by the Sullivan County Railroad, which 
extends the entire length of Charlestown, parallel with and near to the east bank of the Connecticut. 
This road was completed February 5, 1849, and extends from Bellows Falls, Vt., to Windsor, Vt., 
but it lies almost entirely within the State of New Hampshire, and Sullivan county, not quite two 
miles of its twenty-six miles of length being in Cheshire county. It forms a portion of the Central 
Vermont system, and with its conntctions afTords ready access to all points. Stations are made at 
South Charlestown, Charlestown and North Charlestown, each of which has a post-office and prompt, 
frequent and reliable mail facilities. Charlestown has not always been located in Sullivan county, 
and indeed it may be said to have been located in no county at all for a considerable period, for there 
were no county divisions in New Hampshire prior to 1771, and Charlestown was first settled in 1740, 
although not incorporated until thirteen years later. In 1771 five counties were created, and among 



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HISTORICAL SKETCH OF CHARLESTOWN. 



them the county of Cheshire, extending sixty-five miles north from the Massachusetts line and twenty 
miles east from the Connecticut river. This large amount of territory comprised thirty-eight towns, 
and from these Keene and Charlestown were chosen as shire towns, the courts being held first at one 
and then at the other. This arrangement answered very well for a time, but during the half-century 
following its adoption the population increased so greatly and its distribution became so changed in 
■character that the necessity for a radical alteration of county affairs was plainly evident, but the 




Eagle Hotel. 



interests involved were so many and so conflicting that it was difficult to agree upon any 
decisive step, and so the expedient of removing the May term of the Supreme Court of Judicature 
from Charlestown to Newport was tried, the necessary act being passed December 8, 1824. The efiFect 
was good so far as it went, but it did not go far enough to suit the people, and as it was obvious that 
the only satisfactory solution of the problem was to be found in the creation of a new county, the 
Legislature passed a bill June 23, 1826, which submitted the question of division to the Cheshire 
county towns, and also left them to decide whether Newport or Claremont should be the shire town 
in case the new county was formed. The results of the vote which followed were the creation of Sul- 
livan county and the choice of Newport as the shire town, it receiving 3728 votes more than Clare- 
nnont. Sullivan county is named in honor of General John Sullivan, whose distinguished services dur- 
ing the Revolution made him one of the most famous of New Hampshire's patriots. The county is 
about tliirty miles long and twenty miles broad, and comprises fifteen towns. 

We have said that the first settlement in Charlestown was made in 1740, but the first grant of its 
territory was made on the last day of December, 1735, by Massachusetts. Only three of the original 
proprietors became settlers, and one of these — Stephen Farnsworth — made the first settlement in 
town, io connection with David and Samuel Farnsworth. 

Tlie colonists had hardly become firmly established in their new home before the relations 
between England and France became so strained that it was evident that a rupture and a war were 
sure to follow shortly, and accordingly the few settlers who had arrived during the first three years 
held a meeting for the purpose of " considering the present circumstances of affairs and the danger 
we are in of being assaulted by an enemy, in case a war should happen between the kingdoms of Eng- 
land and France ; and to consider and transact what is proper to be done in respect of building and 
famishing a fortification or fortifications in said township, for the defense and better security thereof." 



HISTORICAL SKETCH OF CUARLESfOW _. 103 

This meeting was held Novem'ber 24, 1743, and it was decided to build a fort at once, committees 
being appointed and money being voted to carry on the work. The fort covered an area of about 
three-quarters of an acre, and enclosed the houses of John SpoflFord, Phineas Stevens, Moses Willard, 
Ephraim Wetherbe and John Hastings, besides another house, built at the same time that the fort 
was. The latter was constructed <Jf large squared timbers, laid one above the other so as to form a 
«olid wall, the timber ends which crossed one another at the angles of the structure being cut out 
quarter way through on each side, so that the timbers were in close contact throughout their length. 
In short, the walls w€re built in "log cabin" style, but much more carefully than those of the ordinary 
log cabin, so as to leave no crevices through which a musket ball could enter. 

The expected war occurred, but it was some time before an attack was made upon Charlestown, 
■or rather "No. 4," as it was then called, for April 19, 1746, is the date of the first visit of the enemy. 
Some forty French and Indians ambuscaded John Spofford, Isaac Parker and Stephen Farnsworth as 
they were returning from the saw mill, and took them prisoners, carrying them to Canada, from 
whence after a long time they were sent to Boston in exchange for other captives. The enemy 
burned the saw mill and grist mill, and killed four oxen that the settlers were driving when captured. 
Less than a fortnight afterward another raid was made, this time by a party of eight Indians who 
were hidden near the barn where the cows were kept. They waited until some women guarded by a 
few men left the fort to do the milking and then fired upon the party, killing one of the men. But as 
they dashed forth to secure his scalp they were met by a volley that mortally injured two of their 
number and drove the rest in confusion from the field. "No. 4" subsequently suffered severely, both 
directly and indirectly, from French and Indian depredations, but its defenders, although few in 
number, were successful in preventing the destruction of the place, and Captain Phineas Stevens was 
presented with an elegant sword by Sir Charles Knowles of the English navy in token of appreciation 
of the courage and skill shown in defending the fort April 4, 1747. The town was incorporated as 
Charlestown, July 2, 1753, and it is said that it was named in honor of the English officer who pre- 
sented the sword. But however highly the townspeople may have respected individual officers of the 
king they soon came to have but little respect for his authority, or rather for his abuse of authority, 
and so when the Revolution occurred the town was active in furnishing men and money to overthrow 
bis power. Its favorable location caused it to be made a depot for military supplies, a meeting place 
for the forces commanded by General John Stark, and a recruiting station, so it was a very "hot-bed 
of rebellion " from the English standpoint, and it made a most honorable record during the struggle. 
Many soldiers were furnished also during the war of 1812, and during the next half-century the patri- 
otism of the town rather increased than abated, as is proved by the excellent showing made during 
the Rebellion, the First Regiment Cavalry and the Third, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Ninth and Four- 
teenth Regiments Infantry, together with the First Regiment Volunteer Heavy Artillery being largely 
recruited from this town. 

Soon after the close of the Revolution Charlestown began to rapidly gain in population and 
-wealth, and not many years elapsed before various important manufactories were established, and a 
large and profitable trade built up. One result of this condition of affairs was the incorporation of 
Charlestown's pioneer financial institution, the Connecticut River Bank. It was chartered in 1823 
and began business in 1824, and so ably was it managed that this was one of the comparatively few 
banks that did not suspend in 1837, but redeemed their notes in specie. Its charter expired by limita- 
tion in 1844, and the same year another bank bearing the same name was chartered. Its charter was 
surrendered in 1864 and its business continued by the Connecticut River National Bank, whose charter 
expired in 1884, but was immediately renewed for twenty years, this bank now being in successful 
operation, and its work being supplemented by that of the Connecticut River Savings Bank, incorpo- 
rated in 1831. 

The excellent facilities afforded by these institutions, the town's advantages of location, the enter- 
prise of its merchants and manufacturers, and the prestige gained by long and honorable service, all 
combine to advance local interests, and fully explain Charlestown's prominence as a trade and indus- 
trial centre. 



Representative Business Men of Cliarlestown. 



C. L. CORBIN & CO., dealers in General Mer- 
chandise, Teas, Coffees, Spices, Groceries, etc . Charles- 
town, N. li. — Although it is doubtlees true that " smart" 
methods of doing business may be successful for a time, 
even if they are employed at the expense of reliability, 
still it is undeniable that permanent success is to be gained 
but in one way — the "old-fashioned" method of giving 
full value of money received. The fact is well worthy of 
consideration by young men who contemplate going into 
business for themselves, and if they want a prominent 
example practically demonstrating its truth, they can find 
one ill the establishment conducted under the firm name 
of C L. Corbin & Co., for it would not be possible to 
name an enterprise occupying a higher position in the 
esteem of the residents of Charlestown and vicinity, and 
the significance of this becomes apparent wh(n it is known 
that the undertaking in question has been carried on by 
its present proprietors since 1878, and during the twelve 
years since elapsed they have had continued prosperity 
and success The premises made use of comprise two 
floors, each 30x60 feet, iind one 20x30 feet in size. A 
heavy slock of general merchandise is constantly on hand, 
comprising teas, coffees, spices and groceries, also dry 
goods, etc. The individual members of the firm are Mr. C. 
L. Corbin and Mrs. Helen E. Corbin, both of whom are 
nativesof Vermont, and their long experience enables them 
to quote the lowest market rates in every department of their 
business, and tlie surety customers have of getting just what 
they pay for has much to do with the character and extent 
of the trade enjoyed. Mr. Corbin served in the army during 
the Rebellion, and both he and Mrs Corbin are universally 
known and respected in both business and social circles of 
Charlestown. In addition to the partial ca'e of tiie business 
assumed by Mrs. Corbin she has accomplished much in a 
literary way, being a well 'known contributor to leading 
State and city newspapers. She has also advanced the 
interests of her town and its people by her success in pre- 
senting the claims of the old veterans before the pension 
department at Washington. 



C. A. FINLAY, manufacturer of Tinware and 
dealer in Stoves, etc.. Charlestown, N. PI. — An inferior 
stove is dear at any price, in fact a poor man cannot afford 
to accept one as a gift, for it will soon consume enough 
extra fuel to pay for a first chiss article, while it will 
neither heat a room comfortably nor cook a meal decently. 
Some of our readers may think these statements exaggtr- 
ated, but if they do, it is because they have never hap 
pened to be unfortunate enough to have to put up with a 
poorly made stove. Now-a days there is no uted of pay- 
ing fancy prices for the best articles in this lire, for some 
dealers, as for instance Mr. C. A. Finlay, can furnish 
cooking or healing stoves good enough for anybody, at 
very moderate figures. The gentleman mentioned above 
was born in Ackworth, N. H.,and has been identified with 
his present business in Charlestown since 1890. The prem- 
ises occupied are conveniently locat(d and cover an area 
of some 720 square feet. A suflicient force of assistants 
are employed, and every detail of the business is most 
ably and intelligently handled. Mr. Finlay by no means 
confines himself to dealing in stoves, but also handles 
kitchen furnishing goods, etc , and is prepared to manu- 
facture all kinds of tin ware. Every caller at this well- 
known establishment may depend upon receiving imme- 
diate attentiiin, and being supplied with first class goods 
at moderate prices, that will prove just as represented, 



EAGLE HOTEL, C. S. Symonds, Proprietor, 

Charlestown, N. H. — Foreigners visiting thiscountiy find, 
much to criticise as well as nuuh to admire in our meth- 
ods of doing business, but the great majority of then> 
frankly and freely admit that, taken as a whole, American 
hotels are the best in the world. Indeed, the fact that 
many of the more prominent characteristics of our first- 
class hotels have been copied in the mansgcmtnt of s mi- 
lar establishments in England and other foreign countries, 
is of itself proof positive that their advantages are appre- 
ciated, for "imitation is the sincerest flattery," and imita- 
tion has been indulged in very extensively. In acountiy 
where the general standing is so high it is of course diffi- 
cult to conduct a hotel in such a manner as to gain for it 
especial approbation, but although difficult it is by no 
means impossible, as may be plainly seen by the celebrity 
attained by the Eagle Hotel since it has been under the 
able management of its present proprietor, Mr. C. S. 
Symonds. This hotel is first class every respect and the 
citizens of Charlestown are to be congiatulated on having- 
a representative hostelry which will compare favorably as 
regards equipment snd management with any hotel in the 
State. The house is fitted up throughout with every con- 
venience, due consideration for the comfort and welfare 
of guests is shown in every detail of the management, and 
those who cannot feel satis-fied and "at home," in Ibe 
Eagle Hotel may well despair of ever being comfortable 
while traveling. A sufficient force of assistants is at hand 
to k( ep everything about the premises in first-class condi- 
tion and to assure immediate and polite service to guests 
at the table and elsewhere. The proprietor pays .'■pecial 
attention to Ihe na'snie, and the bill of fare always includes 
a large proportion of the delicacies of the season and being 
so vaiied that all varieties of taste can be perfet tly suited. 
Mr. S>nionds is also manager of Harris Folding Ladder 
Co., Charlestown, N. H. Roof ladders a specialty. 
Agents wanted everywhere. 

MLSS ELLEN L. FLETCHER, Watchmaker 
and Jeweler, also dealer in full line Watches, Jewelry, 
Toys, Stationery and Fancy Goods, Books, Charlestown, 
N. H. — A very great deal of time and money, these all- 
impoitant things to most people, to say nothing of much 
annoyance, may be saved by knowing where to take 
watches and clocks when they are out of order. In how 
many hriuses do we see timepieces in every room, and no 
two of them indicating the same time. This is one of the 
minor troubles of which life is made up, that is not only 
oftentimes a real annoyance, but the cause of serious 
results. What is more provoking than to lose a train by 
a minute or two, because your watch is slow ! Of course 
it is only the favored few who can afford to buj' chronom- 
eters, but even a moderate priced watch may be made to 
do faithful duty for many years if treated with care and 
taken from time to time to an establishment whose pro- 
prietor is skillful in the art of cleaning and repairing these 
delicate pieces of mechanism. Miss Ellen L. Fletcher is a 
native of Charlestown. She fourded her present estab- 
lishment in 1873, and is a watchmaker and jeweler of no 
small repute in this vicinity, having served a three years' 
apprenticeship before locating here. She also deals in 
watches, jewelry, toys, stationery and fancy goods, books, 
of which the carries a full line. She occupies premises 
measuring some 1200 square feet, and employs reliable 
and well trained assistants, who invariably treat all custo- 
mers with every courtesy. The prices are as moderate as- 
is compatible with good work. 



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GEORGE S. BOND, manufacturer of Violin, 
Guitar, Baujo, Cornet, Zither, and otber Cases for Musi- 
cal Instruments, Chiarlestown, N. H. — Americans have the 
reputation of being a mutical people as a whole, and it is 
generally understood that there is a very extensive 
demand in this country for musical instiumenis, but in 
spite of these facts one visiting the factory of Mr. George 
8. Bond for the first time is almost certain to be astonished 
at the magnitude of the business for it setms as though 
Mr. Bond could not possibly find a market for all the 
musical instrument cases he turns out. The fact that he 
has carried on the enterprise successfully for ten years of 
course affords convincing proof that he does dispose of his 
large product, an inquiry in trade circles will result in 
finding out that Mr. Bond's cases are well and favorably 
known and are accepted as the standard by the leading 
dealers. He is a native of this town, and is a trustee of 
the local savings bank and is thoroughly identified with 
the development of this section. The premises utilized 
comprise a two story mill, measuring 50x'i0 feet, and a 
dry-house 20x30 feet in size, the mechanical facilities 
being of the most improved lype and including a forty- 
two-horse engine and a fifty horse boiler. The premises 
are lighted by electricity, and in short the i quipment is 
modern and first class throughout. Carefully seasoned 
stock is used and a full line of violin, guitar, banjo, cor- 
net, zither, and other cases for uuisical instruments are 
produced, employment being given to thirty assistants and 
all orders being filUd at short notice and at pricts as low 
as the lowest, quality considered. 

WM. E. BUTTERFIELD, dialer in Flour, 
Grain, Feed, etc., Charlestown, N. H.— Charlestown is 
conceded to offer advantages as a purchjsirg center unsur- 
passed by those of any other town in this vicinity, and 
these advantages are confined to no narrow field, but 
embrace all the commodities in general use. Prominent 
among these must be mentioned flour, grain, feed,- etc , 
and those who have placed orders with Mr. Wm. E. But- 
terfield need not be told that this gentleman is well pre- 
pared to maintain Charlestown's n putatinn for furnishing 
reliable goods at bottom rates, and executing both whole- 
sale and retail commissions with equal celerity and care. 
Mr. Butterfleld is a native of Rockingham, Vt , and suc- 
ceeded Mr. Richard Robertson in 1883. The premises 
occupifd cover an area of some 2250 square feet, and con- 
tain an Immense stock, so it is not surprising that MrT But- 
terfield should be ab'e to fill the largest orders at very 
short notice. A.11 kindsof feed, grain, etc., aie extensively 
dealt in, as well as the best grades of flour, goods of stan- 
dard quality being supplied at positively the lowest market 
rates, while prompt and courteous attention is assured to all. 



J. A. HUNT, Custom Manufacturer and dealer 
in all kinds of Boots, Shoes and Rubbers, Blacking, Sho& 
Dressing, Shoe Lacings, etc., etc., Charlestown, N. H. — 
The most successful buyer is one who discriminates the 
most successfully between "goods cheap" and "cheap 
goods," and it is just such a buyer who will find the most 
to admiie in the assortment of boots and shoes oflered by 
Mr. J. A. Hunt, for this gentleman carries on business on 
the " quick sales and smill profits " system, and both his 
goods and his prices combine to form a powerful argument 
in favor of patronizing his establishment. The residents 
of Charlestown and vicinity are too intelligent not to per- 
ceive the force of an aigument of this kind, and the natu- 
ral result is that his store is a popular resort, and is gain- 
ing in favor daily. This establishment was originally 
started by David S. Hamlin, who was succeeded in 1876- 
by Mr. J. A. Hunt. In 1881 the name was changed to 
Hunt & Trull, Mr. Trull assuming entire control a few 
months later, and since 1883 the business has been conducted 
by its present popular proprietor. Mr. Hunt is a native of 
Charlestown. He is a custom mauufaclurer and dealer in 
all kinds of boots, shoes and rubbers, blacking, shoe dress- 
ing, shoe lacings, etc., etc., and, as may be guessed from 
the inducements he offers, is thoroughly conversant with- 
his business in every detail. He gives personal attention 
to customers, and employs sufficient assistance to enable 
him to fill all orders without delay, custom work of all 
kinds being done to order in a most satisfactory manner. 
The premises made use of rover an area of 2000 square 
feet, and contain one of the largest and most complete lines 
of boots and shoes in town. All feet can be fitted, all 
tastes can be suited, and as for the prices, why, call and. 
see for yourself. 



H. S. KENDALL, Proprietor, 
Charlestown, N. H. 



The Elm House at Charlestown, is a thoroughly- 
homelike hotel, and one that occupies a high place in the 
estimation of those who have profited by its accommoda- 
tions, for under its present management the interests of 
guests are carefully regfirded, and the general policy is lib- 
eral as well as enterprising. The house has a healthful 
location and is easily accessible. There are thirty sleeping 
rooms on the premises, and the building is so arranged as 
to assure an abundance of light and air to every occupant. 
It is comfortably furnished throughout, and the accommo- 
dations now offered cannot fail to be satisfactory to the 
most critical. The advantages of Charlestown are becom- 
ing more widely appreciated every year, and certainly it 
would be difiiciilt to name another place offering belter 
inducements to the seeker after health, pleasant society, 
pure air and beautiful scenery. The town has excellent 
railroad communiciitioE, and the mail service is frequent 
and reliable. The Elm House was originally opened by 
Mr. G. W. Race, who was succeeded by Mr. Wm. Crowley, 
and he by the present proprietor in 1890 Mr. H. S Ken- 
dall is a native of Sprini^field, Vt. He employs a sufficient 
force of assistants, and spares no pains to assure prompt 
and polite service to his f^uists. The table is supplied 
with the best the market affords, the cooking is first-class, 
and the bill of fare is varied enough to suit all tastes. The- 
charges are moderate, and the establishment will be found, 
to be first class in every respect. 



106 HISTORICAL SKETCH OF SWANZET. 

GEO. H. STOUGHTON, Harness Maker, and many fiienda. The premises utilized have an area of 400 
•dealer in Horse Clothing, Whips. Brushes, etc., Charles- square feet, and conlain a heavy and exceptionally varied 
"tovrn, N. H. — An establishment which lias been established stock, Mr. Sloughlon being a manufacturer of harness, and 
■for many years is certainly worthy of more than passing dealer in horse clothing, also a carriage and sofa uphol- 
mention, and on this account the enterprise now conducted sterer. The harness made at this popular establishment 
'by Mr. Geo. H. Stoughton would be deserving of promi- has an enviable reputation for neatness, strength and dura- 
nent notice even had it no other claim to attention, which. bilily, and is unquestionably the cheapest to use in the 
■by the way, it certainly has. Of course it has greatly long run. A tine assortment of horse clothing, whips and 
•developed since operations were begun by Mr. Charles brushes are constantly on hand, and supplied at positively 
■Sparrow, and indeed, very consideralile progress has been bottom prices. The upholstery work is executed in a 
made since Mr. Stoughton assumed sole control in 1891. thoroughly satisfactory manner, and every caller may con- 
He is a native of South Royalton, Vt., but has been a resi- fidently rely upon receiving prompt and polite attention, 
• dent of Charlestown for years, and is widely and favorably and having things represented precisely as they really are. 
'known in Charlestown and vicinity, his straightforward Mr. Stoughton also carries a large stock of fine harnesses 
iAad enterpriaiag business methods having won for him and fine blankets, which he quotes at lowest market rates. 



HISTORICAL SKETCH OF SWANZEY. 

The first settlement of Swanzey, like that of many other New Hampshire tovrns, was due to the 

"■-energetic and liberal policy pursued by the Massachusetts authorities in holdiag out all reasonable 
■encouragements to colonists on lands within their jurisdiction, not only by granting tracts of territory 
nnder favorable conditions but also by aflfording settlers as efficient military protection as the resources 

- of the State would allow. Avery considerable proportion of the territory now within New Hamp- 
shire limits was claimed by Massachusetts, and there is every reason to believe that the claim was 
made in good faith ; at all events the early settlers had no doubt of its justice, and the royal decision 
in favor of New Hampshire was a great surprise and shock to them, not only because it left them 
without legal title to their lands but also because they had become accustomed to relying upon Massa- 

-chusetts for protection and had found her prompt and generous in supplying it. The first official 
acticn in the direction of settling the lands in and about the present town of Swanzey was taken in 
1732, when Governor Belcher reminded the Massachusetts Legislature of the advisability of disposing 

• of the territory. A vo;e was passed to open seven towns, two of which were to be located on the 
Ashuelot River, above Northfield. This vote was concurred in by the Governor and Council, July 1, 
J 1733, and the following October a committee was appointed to lay out the river townships without 
-delay. They rendered a report in February, 1734, concerning "a plot of two townships, each of the 
■contents of six miles square, situated on each side of the Ashuelot River, above the tract of land lately 
granted to Colonel Josiah Willard and others " (now Winchester). These townships were called 
'Upper and Lower Ashuelot, the former name being given to what is now Keene and the latter to 
Swanzey. In May, 1734, a committee were sent by Massachusetts to lay out sixty-three house lots; 
fiixty for actual settlers, one for the first minister, one for the support of the ministry, and one for 

tachools. The remaining land was subsequently divided into sections, each containing, sixty-tiiree lots, 
and one lot in every section belonged to the owner of a house lot. The first meeting of the proprie- 
tors was held at Concord, Mass., June 27, 1734, and was adjourned until September 18, when the pro- 
prietors met at Lower Ashuelot and distributed the lands in the townships by the drawing of lots. 
But few of the owners became actual settlers, the great majority of them engaging in the enterprise 
from speculative motives or from a public-spirited desire to encourage the settlement of the country, 
and it was some years before permanent settlers put in an appearance, the first recorded arrivals being 
in 1737. From that date settlement proceeded slowly until 1747, when there were about thirty-five 
settlers (exclusive of their families) in town, only five of whom were original grantees. A few years 
after the work of settlement was begun, fear of Indian attacks began to oppress the colonists, and they 
completed a rude fort begun in 1738 and voted to build two more as soon as practicable. The danger 
•became more and more imminent and finally, in April, 1746, a band of one hundred or more Indians 
^attacked the fort at LTpper Ashuelot, but without success. The firing was heard at Lower Ashuelot, 



HISTORICAL 8EETCB OF SWAIfZEV. 



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Bird's Eye View op West Swanzey. 



and word was immediately sent to Winchester and from tliere to one post after the other until 
Northampton was reached, when Colonel Pomeroy, the commanding officer, assembled all his available 

-force, seized all the horses in the place and set out for the field of battle, gathering reenforceinents as 

Ihe went along. Hardly forty-eight hours had passed since the express left Lower Ashuelot before he 

reached Upper Ashuelot with 
some five hundred men, the dis- 
tance from there to Northampton 
and back being fully ninety miles. 
No further serious trouble oc- 
curred but the settlers were daily 
expecting an irresistible attack, 
and in the spring of 1747 it was 
deemed expedient to abandon 
both Upper and Lower Ashuelot. 
When the settlers began to re- 
turn to these towns, in 1750, it 
was found that every building 
but one in Lower Ashuelot had 
been destroyed ; meantime the 
town had been placed within New 
Hampshire jurisdiction, and was 
incorporated by that government 
as Swanzey July 2, 1753 ; all 

Tlght-5 acquired from Missiohusett 1 by the proprietors being'confirmed. 

The census of 1767 gave Swanzey 320 inhabitants. In 1773 the number had increased to 536 ; in 

1775 to 647 ; in 1783 to 957, and in 1800 to 1271 ; the population continuing to increase until 1850, 

when it amounted to 2106. During all this time the natural advantages of the township were being 

rapidly improved, lumbering was largely carried on ; more and more land was brought under cultiva- 
tion every year ; the many valuable water powers were turned to good account by the building of 

mills of various kinds, and in spite of frequent and extensive losses by fire, and the heavy drain upon 

■the town's resources incidental to the Revolution and the war of 1812 — in both of which wars 

Swanzey took an honorable part and furnished her full quota of men and money — the wealth and 

in^uence of the community 

steadily increased and a high 

(rank among other towns in 

the county was gained and 

held. Owing to the faultiness 

■of the original surveys and to 

the setting apart of the land 

taken to form the town of 

Troy, of a tract annexed to 

Keene, and of another annexed 

to Marlborough, the original 

Area of the township has been 

■considerably reduced and its 

-outline has been made so irreg- 

■ular and jagged that it looks 

■on the map as if it had bsen 

<5ut out by a child with a re- 

anarkably dull pair of scissors. 




House of Denman Thompson, West Swanzey. 



103 



HISTORICAL SKETCH OF SWANZE7. 



Swanzey is located^in the southern central part of Cheshire County, and is bounded on the north 
by Keene ; on the east by Marlborough and Troy ; on the south by Richmond and Winchester, and 
on the west by Winchester and Chesterfield. The Ashuelot Railroad meanders through the town- 
ship from north to southwest, following the course of the Ashuelot River; and the Cheshire Railroad 
cuts across the northeast corner of the town and forms a junction at Keene with the Ashuelot and 




The Baptist and Universaiist Churches. 



Manchester and Keene Railroads. Swanzey owes much of its past and present prosperity to its water 
powers ; they being numerous, valuable and widely distributed. There is a ten-foot fall in the Ash- 
uelot River, at Westport, and a twelve-foot fall at West Swanzey ; these two powers being all that 
the river furnishes in this town. A canal from its East Branch in Keene affords a water power at 
Factory Village ; and the water in flowing a mile from that point to join the Ashuelot furnishes a fine 
privilege at Spragueville. The South Branch affords seven very fair privileges, and there are 
several brooks in town which furnish considerable power. Swanzey Pond is the only natural pond 
and has a good water privilege at its outlet. 

The wide distribution of these powers prevents the concentration of the population and business 
interests of the town at any one point and so, of course, adds to the expense of maintaining the public 
service, but it is by no means without its compeneations, for the farming population are much better 
accommodated as regards the obtaining of supplies and the sale of products than would otherwise be 
the case, and the farming in Swanzey does not involve the almost total lack of opportunities for social 
communion which is common to all remote farming sections throughout New England and is respon- 
sible in a great measure for the " abandoned farms " we hear so much about nowadays. The manufac- 
ture of wooden ware and boxes is by far the most important local industry, and some idea of its mag- 
nitude may be gained from the fact that the machinery in town is capable of working up more than 
8,000 cords of timber per annum. The greater part of the stock used is cut here at Swanzey, it con- 
sisting almost entirely of second-growth pine, and as this grows very fast, and large tracts are devoted 
exclusively to its raising, the supply equals the demand, extensive as it is, and hence there is no fear- 
of the industry being removed for lack of "raw material." Most of the wooden ware and box fac- 
tories are run by water power, but steam is also quite largely used and the tendency is to make its use 
more general. Woolen manufacturing is quite largely carried on, and sash, doors and blinds are also 
produced ; together with pail stock, box stock, etc., which are shipped to many distant points before 
being made up, so as to save transportation charges. Pail making by machinery was begun in Swan- 
zey about 1830, this town being one of the pioneers in this important branch of industry. Althoughi 



REPRE8ENTATINE BUSINESS MEN OF WEST 8WANZET. 



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more prominent as a manufacturing than as a farming town, Swanzey contaius some excellent farms, 
and many residents give exclusive attention to agriculture. The surface of the township is very 
uneven, there being many hills, the five most prominent of which are called "mountains," but there 
are also plains, having a total area of hundreds of acres and a large amount of intervale and meadow 
land. The soil of the plains is rather light, but profitable crops of rye, corn, oats and buckwheat have 
been raised on them, and as much of the soil in the intervales and upon the uplands is excellent, 
the aggregate value of the farm product reaches a high figure, and agriculture deserves a good share 
•of the credit for Swanzey's present wealth and prosperity. 



Representative Business Men of West Swanzey. 




S. W. SNOW & CO., Manuf. of Locked-Corner 
Wooden Packing Boxes, West Swanzey, N. H, — If we were 
to print a list of the uses to wliich locked corner wooden 
packing boxes have been put it would exhaust all our 
available space and more besides, for these boxes are of 
such varied utility that they are equallj' adapted for the 
use of watch nianufacturers and confectioners, blacking 
makers and chalk manufacturers, spice manufacturers, 
extract manufacturers, and toy -manufacturers, etc., 
etc. They are strong, light, and neat in appearance, 
low in cost and popular among dealers anil consumers 
alike, so it is not to be wondered at that the demand 
for them has reached immense proportions. The firm 
of S. W. Snow & Co., are very extensively engaged in 
their manufacture and have been for a full score nfyears, 
they having succeeded Messrs. Snow & Munsell in 1870. 
That firm began operations in 1869 and were preceded by 
Messrs. Snow & Thompsnn, who succeeded Messrs. Morse 
& Co., in 1868. The present proprietors are Messrs. S. 
W. and E. H. Snow, who are natives of Swanzey. Mr. 
E. H. Snow has served as representative, and both mem- 
bers of the firm are widely and favorably known through- 
out this section. The premises utilized comprise three 
floors of the dimensions of 38x86 feet, besides storehouses 
and other buildings, and are occupied in conjunction with 
Messrs. F. L. Snow & Co., who manufacture pails and 
deal in them and in the boxes made by Messrs. S. W. 
Snow & Co. The latter concern give exclusive attention 
to the manufacture of locked-corner wooden packing 
boxes, with slide, nail, or hinge cover, and make a spe- 
cialty of printed boxes, having every improved facility 
for their production, the plant of machinery being of the 
most improved type and being driven by eteam power. 



Employment is given to twenty assistants and orders can 
be filled at very short notice and at as low prices as are 
named by any manufacturers of equally desirable goods. 
The business is carefully supervised and no trouble is 
spared to maintain the high standard so long associated 
with this representative enterprie. 



WEST SWANZEY MANUFACTURING CO. 

Manufacturers of Flannels for Shirtings, West Swanzey, 
N. H —The enterprise carried on by the West Swanzey 
Manufacturing Company is of decided benefit not only to 
this town and vicinity but also to the general public, for 
the company give exclusive attention to the manufacture 
of flannels for shirtings and produce goods that are health- 
ful, durable, comfortable, and comparatively low in cost. 
It is no easy matter to manufacture flannels from selected 
material, to use dyes of dependable quality, to ensure that 
every process incidental to production is skillfully carried 
out, and then to market the finished product at prices 
within the means of the people, but this is just what is done 
by'the West Swanzey Manufacturing Company, and as a 
natural consequence the demand for their goods is large 
and is constantly increasing. The premises made use of 
comprise a four-story brick building and a three story 
brick building, and are fitted up with five sets of machin- 
ery. Red, blue and brown flannels of various weights are 
made and no pains are .spared to ensure absolute unifor- 
ity in the quality of the several styles, the consequence 
being that the productions of the " Stratton Mills," as the 
establishment is called, are valued highly by both dealers 
and consumers, as they prove just as represented and give 
excellent satisfaction wherever introduced. Employment 
is given to from fifty to sixty operatives, and the facilities 
available are such as to enable the most extensive orders 
to be filled at short notice. Mr. Obadiah Sprague is the 
treasurer and agent of the company and to him should be 
given most of the credit for the gratifying condition of 
affairs which we have noted, for Mr. Sprague has worked 
hard and faithfully to bring about satisfactory results and 
is constantly striving to add to the efilciency of the service 
by reducing the cost of production, improving the quality 
of the product, or still further ensuring the prompt and 
accurate delivery of orders. He maintains the mechanical 
plant in the best possible condition, and has so thoroughly 
systemized the business that all confusion is avoided and 
every department is positively assured competent, close, 
and responsible supervision. 



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REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF WEST SWANZEY. 



'; O. C. NASH, Carriage Making and Repairing, 
West Swanzey, N. II. — The inlroduclion of machinery 
has worked many radical changes during the past thirty 
or forty years, and its effects are not altogether good, for 
one of them has been to greatly reduce the number of 
really skilled mechanics. Manufacturing has been divided 
up into specialties and a man may now work in a niachii e 
shop for years and then know only how to run some spe- 
cial machine or other, being actually no more of a 
mechanic in the full sense of the word, when he has hiid 
long experience than he was in the beginning. The 
blacksmith's trade has been affected considerably by this 
condition of affairs but not so much as other trades, and 
experience, ingenuity and skill are still n quired to com- 
mand suoces.s in this branch ef industry. No one in this 
section of the State has a higher reputation as a carriage 
maker and bhicksmith than Mr. O. C. Nash, and the qual- 
ity of the work turned out at his shop affords convincing 
proof that this reputation is thoroughly well deserved, Mr. 
Nash is a native of Gilsuni, N. II., and has a large circle 
of friends throughout this section. The premises used are 
18x33 feet in size ; repairing is also done, and orilers are 
assured prompt and careful atientinu, first class work 
being done at unilormly moderate rates. 

F. O. DODGE, Blacksmitbing, Horseshoeing 
and Jobbing, Wes-t Swanzey, N. H. — There are penalties 
as well as pleasures connected with the ownership of a 
carriage, and one of them is that even the best- made vehi- 
cles have a way of breaking down at limes or of becoming 
80 injured by accident or long continued use as to render 
repairing necessary. The old proverb tells us that "a 
stitch in time saves nine," and the principle holds good in 
the case of carriages also, for $5 expended on repairs to- 
day may be the means of saving several times that sum a 
few weeks from now, therefore see that your vehicle is 
kept in good condition and when it needs " tinkering up " 
a little, don't put it off but go at once to a thoroughly 
competent blacksmith — as for instance, Mr. F. O. Dodge, 
doing business in this town; he is a native of Chester, Vt. , 
but is well known here, having carried on his present 
enterprise since 1888, though the business was establish(d 
by A. H. Freeman in 1878. Every facility is at hand for 
the doing of first class work and which can be filled at 
very short notice, the business includes blacksmitbing of 
all kinds, horseshoeing and jobbing. Mr. Dodg(^ pa3'S 
particular attention to all woik entrusted to his care, his 
charges are uniformly moderate, and indeed, will compare 
faviirably with any quoted on work of equal excellence. 

II. B. EVANS, Livery and Sale Stable, West 
Swanzey, N. H. — The popularity of West Swanzey as a 
summer resort is, of course, chiefly due to its advantages 
of location, but it has been greatly aided by the enterprise 
shown in catering to the wants of visitors, one of the most 
important features of a successful vacation resort is a first- 
class livery servici-, and those contemplating a visit to 
West Swanzey would do well to bear in mind the establish- 
ment of which Mr. H. B. Evans is p oprietor, for this is a 
well equipped and excellently managed livery and sale 
stable and all orders placed here are assured prompt, care- 
ful and satisfactory attention at all times, Mr. Evans is a 



native of Brookline, Vt. The stable contains a large num- 
ber of stalls, and horses boarded here are asured ctmfoit- 
able quarters, plenty of suitable food and kind irealment, 
a number of stylish and i-peecly teams aie available for 
lively purposes, and experienced diivert will he furnished 
if desired, imd reasonable charges are made in every 
instance, Mr. Evans has also some desirable horses, car- 
riages and harnesses on hand for sale and is prepared to 
give excellent value to every customer. 

EVANS HOUSE, N. H. Evans, Proprietor, 
West Swanzey, N. II. — If such hotels as the Evans House 
were more common throughout the country the discom- 
forts of travelling would lie very materially diminished, 
for the proprietor of this popular house pays special atten- 
tion to transient guests and is untiring in hisifforts to 
make them comfortable and advance their interests in all 
practical wa} s. The Evans House has been open a num- 
ber of years, having been founded by Mr. II. Evans in 
1865, while the present proprietor assumed control in 1884, 
who is a native of Swanzey, N. H., and is one of the peo- 
ple who really " knows how to keep a hotel." lie works 
hard to make the service rendered as tfficient as possible, 
and the Evans House is steadily gaining in popularity and 
patronage under his skillful management. There are 
accommodations for thirty to fifty people, and the hotel is 
comfortably furnished and thoroughly kept in every part. 
An abundance of substantial and si asonable food is pro- 
vided and sufficient variety is offered to enable all tastes to 
be suited. The terms of the hotel are moderate and fair, 
and take it all in all, the Evans House is a thoroughly sat- 
isfactory house to put up at. There is a good stable con- 
nected with the house where teams for pleasure or business 
purposes may be secured at uniformly moderate rates. 



JAMES MARSH, Pail Manufacturer, Lumber 
Dealer and General Store, Keene or Westport, N. H. — 
Although iron and other metals have largely superseded 
wood since the days when our forefathers made about 
everything from a plow to mill ma( hinery out of the latter 
material, still there is an immense number of articles that 
always will be made wholly or in part of wood, and an 
idea of what some of them are may be gained by a visit to 
the factory carried on by Mr. .James Marsh, for he is very 
extensively engaged in the manulacture of wooden ware, 
utilizing a well equipped factory run by water power and 
employing some fifty assistants. Among his productions 
may be mentioned water and various other kinds of pails, 
of which be turns out every month 28,000 to 30,000. Mr. 
Marsh is a native of Keene, N. H , and has canied on his 
present enterprise in this town since 1866. having estab- 
lished it at Winchendon, Mass., in 1856. Ills factory is sit- 
uated at Westport in town of Swanzey, is three stories- 
high, 50x'''2 feet, also dry houses, four in number, besides 
he carries on a lumber and general store, giving his close 
personal attention to the supervision of affairs, and by 
using selecle<i material, employing reliable workmen and 
using accurate machinery he has won an enviable reputa- 
tion for his products. He can fill the largest orders at 
.short notice and at prices in strict accordance wiih the- 
lowest market rates. 



INbiEX to NOTICES. 



Bauks aud Bankers. 

Cheshire National Bank 25 

Cheshire Provident Institution 25 

Hinsdale Savings Bank 60 

Keene Five-cent Savings' Bank 36 

Security Savings' Bank, The 78 

Winchester Nat'l Bank .* 78 

Booksellers and Stationers. 

Gnemsey, W. H 81 

Spatter, W. H 47 

Worden Br«;8 61 

Boot and Shoe Dealers. 

Bergeron, E 69 

Cnmmings, C. M 49 

Duffy, John M 35 

Harris, VV. F 37 

Harris, W. 64 

Hunt, J. A 105 

Lyman, W. H 68 

Spaulding, Sylvester 43 

Bakers. 

Gnrnsey Brop. & Co 31 

Hamilton, I. W 71 

Thayer, H. W 62 

Thayer, S. E 37 

Blacksmitlrs. 

Barker, E. W 49 

Carkin, C. S 67 

Dodge. F. 110 

Spencer, J. H 40 

Cbafr Mfrs. 

Burdette Chair Mfg. Co., The 36 

Cheshire Chair Co 27 

Carriage Mfrs. and Dealers. 

Baldwin, F. H 28 

French, J. & F 32 

Leach, M. S 70 

Leonard. J. D. (carriage iri^ing) 44 

■Nash, O. C 110 

Ray, Reuben (carriage ironer) 50 

Kussell, Geo. W 30 

Dress 'a'vd (!?ldak Makers. 

'Belanger, Annie, Miss 69 

Burt, O. C.Mrs..... 85 

Davis, C. M 43 

Green, N. H., Mrs 26 

Grimes, A. II.. Miss 44 

Goodale, A. J.. 49 

Perham, Alice M 39 

Dry aiid Fancy Goods. 

Alhee, P. F. p., Mrs 80 

' Burbank, A. M 80 

Chamberlain, W.' P 44 

Hall, W. G 34 

Hardy & Co 42 

Holton, E. L. & Co 85 

Keyou, C. E 71 

Dentists. 

Davis, C 79 

Fay, Walter E 65 

Wright, M. V 34 

Druesists. 

Bullard & Shfedd 41 

Dort. F. G. & Co 46 

Doolittle, A. M. &Co 95 

Jones & O^Brieu 71 

Knowlton Bros. & Green 99 

Powers, J. A. & Son 81 

Pierce. G. W 85 

Taylor, Stebbins & Co 64 

Thorn, E. C. & Co 85 

Fisb and Oysters. 

Babcocfi. S. & Son 48 

Wilbur, F. B 44 

Flour and Feed. 

Butterficld, W. E 105 

Cole. D. R. & F. A 95 

Parks. L. A 64 

Wellington, G. P 67 

"Furniture and Undertaking. 

Collins, Clinton & Co 93 

Hall. W. J 100 

Sanders, W. F 69 

Saiiders, W. F 82 

Fruit and Confectionery. 

Thayiir, H. W 62 

Wright, J. H 49 



General Stores. 

Ball & Ripley 79 

Bliss, James H 84 

Collins, C. B. ,i Co 94 

Corbin. C. L. & Co 104 

Garfield. W. S 93 

Howe.G, S 62 

Howe, B. P 87 

Holland & Upham 64 

Lebert. J. E 69 

Perry & Porter 100 

Pratt, H. H 86 

Wood, Wright 87 

Groceries and Provisions. 

Abbott, Grocery Co 40 

Atwood, A. S 70 

Bullard & Stowell 31 

Bridgnian, C. H 33 

Clark. M. V. B 48 

Colton, M. V 68 

Cunningham & O'Brien 70 

Davis, P. C 64 

Fuller. F. H. & Co 65 

Gale. J. A. & Son 81 

Griswold, F. D 27 

Harrington & Towne 39 

Uale, E. E 71 

Page. H. L 94 

Robertson. B. E 81 

Wyman, C W 32 

Warren, White & Co 40 

Wright. Chas 40 

Wood Brothers ■. 81 

Hotels and Restaarants. 

Ashuelot Hotel 66 

Carter. Ida M., Mrs 80 

Converse House 93 

Davis, A. VV 34 

Eagle Hotel 104 

Elm House 105 

Evans House 110 

Marllioro Hotel 95 

Thayer, S. E 37 

Horse-Blanket Mfrs. 

Cheshire Blanket Co 94 

Richardson & Pease 92 

Harness Mfrs. and Dealers. 

Baldwin, F. H 28 

Brown, Geo. W 84 

Burnap, J. T 85 

Carpenter, John 30 

Denio, Norman 37 

Howard, O. W 38 

Stoughton. Geo H 106 

Wilkinson & McGregor 35 

Woods, S. M 95 

Hardn'are^ Paints and Oils. 

Knowlton & Stone 48 

Spencer & Co 37 

Insurance. 

Aldrich. G. H. & Son 27 

Abbott, H 78 

Brigham. H. W 83 

Fisher, A. P 67 

Forbes, E. M 80 

Goodnow. D. W 29 

Sawyer. D. H 36 

Saben. T. W 61 

Wellington, Leonard 44 

Je^relers. 

Fay. H. E 33 

Fletcher, Ellen L., Miss 104 

Gilmore. C. E 41 

Knowlton Bros. & Green 99 

Pond, F. L 50 

Peters, F. R 80 

Quinn, S. S. & Son 37 

Stratton. E. E 66 

Worden Brothers, 61 

I^nundries and Dye Houses. 

Keene Steam Dye House 31 

Keene Steam Laundry 33 

Liuniber Dealers. 

Beaver Mills 26 

Knowlton, J. & L 92 

Stoddard Lumber Co 43 

I.ivery and Sale Stables. 

Evans, H. B HO 

Hinds, F. P 69 

Higgins, O. H 71 

Lebourvean. F. A 100 

Putney & Watkins 32 

Smaliey & Lawrence 93 

Wilbur, E tO 



Miscellaneous. 

Bugbee. C. P. (veterinary surgeon and dentist) 39 
Boston 5 and 10 Cent Store (Provonchee & Co.) 3* 
Clough, A. A. & Co. (pictures, picture frames) 4& 

Ellis Bros, (florists) 29- 

Gonyou, C. (marble and granite) 41 

Hutchins. John (junk) 84 

Merrill, B. L (art materials) 39 

Peeky, C. A. (carpet cleaning) 44 

Spencer & Co, (coal and wood) 37 

Woodbury, P. P. (standard breed horses).. 68 

Millinery. 

Alexander, L. A,. Mrs 35 

Belanger, Mary, Miss 64 

Bancroft, A. ('., Miss 83 

Dufly, A. B., Miss 40 

Kirk, LG., Miss 86 

Welles, F. L. E., Mrs 46 

Wise, L. P., Mrs 78 

Manufacturers. 
Bond, Geo.S. (cases for musical instruments) 105- 

Ball's. Geo. W., Sons (brickl 46 

Fish, Albert E. (wire screens) 31 

Holman. J. R. (machinist) 70" 

Hodgkins. C. & Sons (wood-w'k'g machinery)(t6 

Impervious Package (Do 46- 

Jennings & Griffin Mfg. Co., The (hardware) 67 

Keene Glue Co .38- 

Keene Furniture CJo. 47 

Lancaster, C. B & Co. (boots and shoes)... 27 
Newhall & Stebbins (lawn and field mowersj 62" 
Nims, Whitney & Co. (doors, sash and blinds) 47 
W. Swanzey Mfg. Co. (flannels for shirtings) 109- 

Worden, E. & N. (soap) 60 

Painters. 

Brick, D. C 95 

Clark, C. H 33 

Pb'otograpbers. 

Fisher, A. F 67 

French, J. A 29' 

White, E. M 43 

Paper Mfrs. 

Fisk Paper Co 66 

Robertson, G. A. & Co 61 

Robertson Bros 87 

Pianos and Orsans and Musical Mdse. 

Lake. H. E.. 3» 

Maynard, Thomas 45 

Plumbers and Steam Fitters. 

Armstrong. M 35- 

Davis. Wright & Co 36 

Hubbard, H. W 47 

Stoves and Ranges. 

Armstrong, M 35- 

Finlay, C. A 104 

Stebbins, Edward 68 

Sterling, J. K 100 

Whelden, B. & Son 6* 

Tailors and Clotbiers. 

Alexander, W. A 81 

Beat, J. K. & Co 4i 

Chaeo& Richards 31 

Holton, E. L. & Co S5 

Keene Cash Clothing Store 45- 

Petts, Don I 30 

Tanners. 

Cheshire Tanning Company 30 

Winchester Tannery 83 

Wall Papers. 

Wardwell, G. & Co 3* 

Wardwell. Granville (also carpets) 82* 

Wooden Box Mfrs. 

Howard. A. M 79 

Marlboro Box Company 94 

Norwood, G. H 85 

Parks. L. A 6* 

Reed, J. Mason 26 

Snow, S. W. & Co 109 

Wiswall. Osgood R., Estate of 95 

Wooden Ware Mfrs, 

Beaver Mills 26 

Bryant. Calvin 42 

Dickinson & Seaver 88 

Knowlton. J. & L 9^ 

Marsh, James 110' 

Woolen Mfrs. 

Ashuelot Manufacturing Company 86 

Faulkner & Colony Mfg. Co 4* 

Glen Woolen Mills 94 

Haile * Frost Mfg. Co., The 65 

Hinsdale Woolen, Mill 61- 



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